Jerry Uelsmann (American, 1934-2022). Untitled (Boat and Moon), 1982. Gelatin silver print. 13-3/8 x 10-1/2 inches (33.9...

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Jerry Uelsmann (American, 1934-2022)
Untitled (Boat and Moon), 1982
Gelatin silver print
13-3/8 x 10-1/2 inches (33.9 x 26.7 cm) (image/sheet)
Initialed and dated in pencil mount recto. Signed, dated, and with the photographer's copyright studio stamp, mount verso.

Property from The Abe Frajndlich Collection, Cleveland, Ohio

PROVENANCE:
The artist;
Abe Frajndlich, acquired from the above, circa 1982.

I first met Jerry Uelsmann in Gainesville, Florida in 1975, dropping in for a visit with another photographer colleague, Jill Enfield, as we were driving south. He had also been a student of Minor White's in Rochester in the 1950's and that extended fraternity opened lots of doors once you were in the club. This particular image came to me after a conversation with Jerry about Minor's passing in 1976, where some of the last words he said were about seeing a boat waiting to take him on his journey. In a lecture that Uelsmann gave years later at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, he referenced this image and its connection to Minor White and his spiritual journey.


More information about Jerry Uelsmann. See also: Uelsmann, Jerry Artist.

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