Black and white composite photograph. The large head of a bison fills the dark right side of a room. On the left, a cloth-draped chair sits beside a window looking out at the Statue of Liberty across the water.

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Artist Jerry Uelsmann (American, 1934 - 2022)

Date1994

MediumGelatin silver print

Dimensionssheet: 11 1/4 x 13 15/16 in. (28.6 x 35.4 cm)
image: 10 7/8 x 13 1/2 in. (27.6 x 34.3 cm)
mat: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)

ClassificationsPhotographs

Credit LineGift of Melvin and Lorna Rubin

Object number1997.29.134

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Visual DescriptionBlack and white composite photograph. The large head of a bison fills the dark right side of a room. On the left, a cloth-draped chair sits beside a window looking out at the Statue of Liberty across the water.

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