Sketch for a Picnic

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

Date1969

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage and sheet: 13 1/2 × 16 1/4 inches (34.29 × 41.28 cm)
Mount: 16 × 20 inches (40.64 × 50.8 cm)
Mat: 22 × 28 inches (55.88 × 71.12 cm)

Credit LineGift of Jerry Uelsmann

Object number2016.24.2

SignedInitialed and dated on mount recto, bottom, in pencil: "J.N.U. 1969"; Signed with annotation on mount recto, bottom, in pencil: "JERRY N. UELSMANN* - UNIQUE PRINT - VINTAGE"; Signed on mat verso, lower right, in black pen: "JERRY N. UELSMANN*".

InscribedTitled and dated on image recto, center, in black pen: "BLUE SPRINGS FLORIDA / SKETCH FOR / A PICNIC / 1969"; Titled and dated with annotations on mat verso, center, in black pen: ""SKETCH FOR A PICNIC" / 1969 / NATHAN - JOAN & AARON [circled] / UNIQUE PRINT / VINTAGE".

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DescriptionUnique, vintage print with multiple overlapping images and text. Images include man and woman, Nathan and Joan Lyons, at picnic table piled with food and beer; portrait of man in profile, a hamburger circled with black pen, portrait of Aaron Siskind looking up, and woman seated with feet in water.

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