Approaching the Shadow

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

Date2016

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage: 19 1/4 × 14 3/4 inches (48.9 × 37.47 cm)
Sheet: 20 × 16 inches (50.8 × 40.64 cm)

Credit LineGift of Jerry Uelsmann

Object number2019.36.25

SignedSigned and dated on sheet verso, lower right, in black pen: "JERRY N. UELSMANN*"; Artist's stamp on sheet verso, bottom, in black ink with black pen: "ARCHIVALLY PROCESSED / ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH / JERRY N. UELSMANN / COPYRIGHT / 2016".

InscribedOn sheet verso, lower right, in black pen: ""APPROACHING THE SHADOW" / 2016"

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DescriptionImage of a fence composed of wooden boards nailed together. In the center, a wide board appears to morph from a tree stump. At the top is an image of a tree with many thin branches. A silhouetted figure appears on the right edge of the fence and the photographer's shadow is visible near the lower left corner.Provenance

Provenance

Jerry Uelsmann, Gainesville, FL;
Given by Jerry Uelsmann to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2019.

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