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Enigmatic Figure
Enigmatic Figure
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Enigmatic Figure

Artist Jerry Uelsmann (American, 1934 - 2022)
Publisher/Publishing House Witkin-Berley Limited
Date1959-1972
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsSheet size: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
Image: 7 3/8 x 9 1/2 in. (18.7 x 24.1 cm)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object numberPH-72-47-B
Collections
Visual DescriptionFigure on surface of tree
A black-and-white composite photograph of a broken, multi-paned window in a wooden clapboard wall. Intact glass reflects a leafy tree. Inside the dark interior, two figures in dark shirts are partially visible through the shattered lower panes.
Untitled
Jerry Uelsmann
1967
A black and white composite photograph of a broad, tree-lined path. The left side is inverted, featuring a glowing white figure painting at an easel in darkness. The right side shows dark silhouettes of people walking and painting.
Untitled
Jerry Uelsmann
1977
A black and white composite photograph of a leaf-strewn park. A rectangular slab rests in the foreground. A similar slab hovers among the upper tree branches with a line of dappled light beneath. A small silhouette of figure stands far left.
Untitled
Jerry Uelsmann
1979
Silhouette figure walking on water amidst tree branches.
Untitled
Jerry Uelsmann
1985
A black and white composite photograph of a figure with crossed arms emerging from dark water, their face inside a large circular ripple. Brightly lit, tangled reeds occupy the foreground. Blurry tree reflections line the top edge.
Untitled
Jerry Uelsmann
1992
Silhouettes of five standing figures on a beach juxtaposed with a mirrored image of a large branching tree.
Apocalypse II
Jerry Uelsmann
1967-1972
A black and white composite photograph. in the foreground is a thick chain rests in a grassy field. In the middle distance, a figure stands on a cliff edge overlooking water. The sky resembles a rippled water surface where a glowing human figure floats among sparkling lights.
Untitled
Jerry Uelsmann
1980
A black and white composite photograph. In the rocky foreground, twisted bare branches surround an upright stone featuring a Paleolithic goddess figure carved into its surface. A massive granite mountain dome and a valley fill the background.
Untitled
Jerry Uelsmann
1989
Black and white composite photograph. Above, bare trees line a flat field with a small distant figure. Below, a wooden floor features a secured trapdoor. A single, large human eye is visible on the surface of the trapdoor.
Untitled
Jerry Uelsmann
1994
Black and white composite photograph. A vertically mirrored image of a large, gnarled tree with twisting branches. A face from an Egyptian sculpture is embedded within the center of the trunk. The tree stands on sloping, rocky terrain.
Untitled
Jerry Uelsmann
1994
A black-and-white composite photograph of a dark landscape scattered with pale, twisting dead tree branches. In the foreground rests a large, speckled oval boulder featuring a deep, smooth indentation shaped like a curled, nude human torso.
Untitled
Jerry Uelsmann
1977
Silhouette before large oak tree rooted in beach sand.
Untitled
Jerry Uelsmann
1978

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