On Photography

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

Date2014

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage: 17 3/16 × 14 3/8 inches (43.66 × 36.51 cm)
Sheet: 19 7/8 × 15 15/16 inches (50.48 × 40.48 cm)
Mat: 28 × 22 inches (71.12 × 55.88 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2016.75.308

SignedInitialed and dated on window mat recto, lower right, in pencil: “J.N.U. 2014”; Signed, titled, and dated on sheet verso, lower right, in black pen: “”ON PHOTOGRAPHY” / 2014 / JERRY N. UELSMANN*”; Artist’s stamp on sheet verso, bottom, in black ink with black pen: “ARCHIVALLY PROCESSED / ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH / JERRY N. UELSMANN / COPYRIGHT 2014”; Signed, titled, and dated on mat verso, lower right, in black pen: “”ON PHOTOGRAPHY” / 2014 / JERRY N. UELSMANN*”; Artist’s stamp on sheet verso, bottom, in black ink with black pen: “ARCHIVALLY PROCESSED / ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH / JERRY N. UELSMANN / COPYRIGHT 2014”.

InscribedTitled on window mat recto, lower left, in pencil: ““ON PHOTOGRAPHY””

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DescriptionImage of a tree stump with an old folding camera lying on its side. In the background is a stone wall with a chained barrier draped in front of it and an opening which reveals a large tree surrounded by palm branches.Provenance

Provenance

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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