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Jerry Uelsmann

Apocalypse II

Description

Maker

Jerry Uelsmann (American, 1934 - 2022)

Title

Apocalypse II

Year

1967

Medium

  • gelatin silver print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • gelatin silver print

Materials

silver print

Dimensions

Image: 27.6 x 34.3 cm (10 7/8 x 13 1/2 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Aaron Siskind

Object Number

1987.103.15

Type

  • Photographs

Projects & Publications

Publications

  • Books

America in View: Landscape Photography 1865 to Now

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

America in View
Landscape Photography 1865 to Now
Sep 21, 2012 – Jan 13, 2013

Label copy

Apocalypse II unites a negative image of figures on a beach with a mirror image of a tree to create a likely allusion to the Cold War fear of nuclear annihilation. Pre-Photoshop, Jerry Uelsmann created this composite photographic tableau in the darkroom, meticulously printing a single image from multiple negatives. The landscape was a frequent setting for his seamless ethereal visions.

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Jerry Uelsmann (American, 1934 - 2022)
Apocalypse II, 1967
Gelatin silver print
Image: 27.6 x 34.3 cm (10 7/8 x 13 1/2 inches)
Gift of Aaron Siskind 1987.103.15

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