Untitled
About this artwork
Uelsmann began making photomontages in the 1960s. His work was perceived as a challenge to those American modernist photographers who used photography primarily as a recording tool, and valued the integrity of the negative above all else. In this photograph, Uelsmann had seamlessly combined two negatives. Often blending human, animal and inanimate forms, his photographs defy rational explanation, in preference for a world of fantasy and hallucination. Photographs such as this anticipate the current age of digital photography and manipulation.
Updated April 2022
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artist:Jerry Norman Uelsmann (1934 - 2022) American
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title:Untitled
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date created:1970
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materials:Gelatin silver print
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measurements:34.00 x 25.00 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Presented by the photographer 1984
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accession number:GMA 2926
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Jerry Norman Uelsmann
Jerry Norman Uelsmann
Jerry Uelsmann was born in Detroit. He first became interested in photography at the age of fourteen, encouraged by his father. Uelsmann went on to study at Rochester Institute of Technology, graduating in 1957 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and continuing his studies at Indiana University....