Black and white composite photograph. A small human figure runs along the bottom left. Thin, dark, ink-like tendrils rise upwards through a cloudy, swirling background. A large dark circle floats in the upper right corner.

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Artist Jerry Uelsmann (American, 1934 - 2022)

Date1994

MediumGelatin silver print

Dimensionssheet: 15 15/16 x 20 in. (40.5 x 50.8 cm)
image: 15 x 18 3/4 in. (38.1 x 47.6 cm)
mat: 22 x 28 in. (55.9 x 71.1 cm)

ClassificationsPhotographs

Credit LineGift of Melvin and Lorna Rubin

Object number1997.29.133

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Visual DescriptionBlack and white composite photograph. A small human figure runs along the bottom left. Thin, dark, ink-like tendrils rise upwards through a cloudy, swirling background. A large dark circle floats in the upper right corner.

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