Black and white composite photograph. Against a dark background, a stylized stone sculpture with carved ribs stands on the left. On the right, a person's face with closed eyes is partially covered by four overlapping hands.

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Artist Jerry Uelsmann (American, 1934 - 2022)

Date1994

MediumGelatin silver print

Dimensionssheet: 10 7/8 x 13 15/16 in. (27.6 x 35.4 cm)
image: 10 1/4 x 13 1/4 in. (26 x 33.7 cm)
mat: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)

ClassificationsPhotographs

Credit LineGift of Melvin and Lorna Rubin

Object number1997.29.137

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PHOTOGRAPHY

Visual DescriptionBlack and white composite photograph. Against a dark background, a stylized stone sculpture with carved ribs stands on the left. On the right, a person's face with closed eyes is partially covered by four overlapping hands.

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A black and white composite photograph of a face partially obscured by multiple overlapping hands covering the eyes and forehead. The figure is surrounded by heavily crumpled, textured material with strong, contrasting shadows.

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Jerry Uelsmann

1994

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Jerry Uelsmann

1994

A symmetrical black and white composite photograph. A dark silhouette of a person stands waist-deep near the top. Below, a large, mirrored rock hovers centrally, flanked by dark, jagged shapes spreading outward across a textured light surface.

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Jerry Uelsmann

1972

Black and white composite photograph. A mounted taxidermy turkey stands before a dark wall displaying the text "BOSCH * AMPERE". To the right, the shadow of a standing nude person with one raised hand is cast upon a lighter wall.

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A black and white composite photograph of a large rock face framed by trees. A two-tiered rectangular alcove is carved into the stone, displaying four Greek or Roman sculpted figures.

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Jerry Uelsmann

1992

A black and white composite photograph of four interlaced hands gathered in the foreground. In the background, a dark mountain range stretches under a cloudy sky. Four uneven stones float in a line in mid-air above the distant peaks.

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Jerry Uelsmann

1989

A black and white composite photograph. Above, a gnarled, leafless tree stands on the rocky stone ledge of a pool of water. Reflected in the water are silhouettes of leafy pine trees and a halo of bright sunlight.

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Jerry Uelsmann

1992

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Black and white composite photograph. A massive, textured boulder rests on a flat, rocky landscape with a distant treeline. A closed wooden double door with metal hinges is embedded directly into the lower front face of the boulder.

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Jerry Uelsmann

1992

A black and white composite photograph of two globes on stands surrounded by various geometric solids, including cones, cubes, and polyhedrons. The entire scene is covered in a heavily distressed texture resembling peeling paint, mixed with faint geometric line drawings.

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Jerry Uelsmann

1987

A black and white composite photograph looking down a hallway framed by open doors toward closed glass-paned double doors and an arched window. A seagull flies outside the left pane. A dark shadow of the flying bird falls on the patterned floor.

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