Black and white composite photograph. Bright light enters a dark stone room through an open doorway with a pair of shoes floating near the entrance. The wall features a cherub mural, and a faint face overlays the floor.

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Artist Jerry Uelsmann (American, 1934 - 2022)

Date1994

MediumGelatin silver print

Dimensionssheet: 10 15/16 x 13 15/16 in. (27.8 x 35.4 cm)
image: 10 7/16 x 13 1/4 in. (26.5 x 33.7 cm)
mat: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)

ClassificationsPhotographs

Credit LineGift of Melvin and Lorna Rubin

Object number1997.29.136

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PHOTOGRAPHY

Visual DescriptionBlack and white composite photograph. Bright light enters a dark stone room through an open doorway with a pair of shoes floating near the entrance. The wall features a cherub mural, and a faint face overlays the floor.

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