Free but securely held

Artist Jerry N. Uelsmann (American, 1934 - 2022)

Date1965

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage: 13 11/16 × 9 inches (34.77 × 22.86 cm)
Sheet: 13 15/16 × 11 inches (35.4 × 27.94 cm)
Mat: 20 × 16 inches (50.8 × 40.64 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2016.75.304

SignedTitled on window mat recto, lower left, in pencil” “FREE BUT SECURELY HELD”; Initialed and dated on window mat recto, lower right, in pencil: “J.N.U. 1965”; Titled, dated, and signed on sheet verso, lower right, in black pen: “”FREE BUT SECURELY HELD” 1965 / JERRY N. UELSMANN / (VINTAGE PRINT)”; Artist’s stamp on sheet verso, bottom, in black ink with black pen: “ARCHIVALLY PROCESSED / ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH / JERRY N. UELSMANN / COPYRIGHT 1965”; Titled, dated, and signed on mat verso, lower right, in black pen: “”FREE BUT SECURELY HELD” / 1965 / JERRY N. UELSMANN*”; Artist’s stamp on sheet verso, bottom, in black ink with black pen: “ARCHIVALLY PROCESSED / ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH / JERRY N. UELSMANN / COPYRIGHT”;

InscribedTitled on window mat recto, lower left, in pencil” “FREE BUT SECURELY HELD”

MarkingsOn sheet recto, lower right, in blue pen: “65”; On sheet verso, center right, in pencil: “X”

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DescriptionImage of a figurine with movable joints held in the palm of a moving hand. Above, a woman lies on her stomach with head raised looking towards the camera. In the window behind her is a silhouetted figure with tiny neck and small, round head.Provenance

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Purchased Jerry N Uelsmann, Gainesville, FL by The Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2016;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2016.

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