Jerry Uelsmann (1934–2022) was an influential American photographer known for his innovative darkroom techniques and surreal photographic compositions. He earned degrees from the Rochester Institute of Technology and Indiana University before teaching photography at the University of Florida. A Guggenheim and National Endowment for the Arts Fellow, Uelsmann exhibited internationally, and his photographs are held in major collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Victoria and Albert Museum, and Art Institute of Chicago.
Hands holding a card de visite book with two images. A big eyeball on top of a body on the right.
Additional Artworks
From Colorado Photographic Arts Center
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Paul J. Luise
Matthew's Farm, Limerick Maine, 1975, 1975
Gelatin Silver Print
6.75 x 5.875 in (paper)
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Charles M. Major
Mesa Verde Motif, 1971
Gelatin Silver Print
13.5 x 10.75 in
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André Kertész
Meudon, 1928
Gelatin Silver Print
9.5 x 7 in
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W.T. Hollowe
Masonic Temple Fort Collins, CO, 19th Century
Albumen
5.75 x 4 in
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Mathew Brady
McLean House at Appomattox Court House
Gelatin Silver Print
10 x 13 in
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R. Ewing Stiffler
Marston Lake
Gelatin Silver Print
10.25 x 11.75 in
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R. Ewing Stiffler
Martyr's Cross, Santa Fe
Black and White photograph
7.75 x 11 in
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R. Ewing Stiffler
Memorials to the Great
Black and White photograph
13 x 9.5 in
About the artist
Jerry N. Uelsmann
1934–2022