Uelsmann, Jerry N.

"ELEPHANT EARS & OTHER FRIENDLY SPIRITS" [SELF PORTRAIT]:

1974. Original gelatin silver photograph, 13 5/8 x 11 1/2 inches, tipped to a 16 x 20 inch board with window over-mat (both are archival rag boards) with mounting corners. The blank reverse of the photograph bears the photographer's stamp, copyright stamp, and is titled, dated and signed in ink by Jerry N. Uelsmann. The window-mat is titled, dated and initialed by the photographer in pencil beneath the image; additionally, the photographer has signed, titled and dated the blank reverse of the mounting board in ink. There is a slight crease at the upper right tip of the image that has not cracked the emulsion, and is only visible under close examination. Fine. Item #54433

A comical self-portrait by the master of multiple printing. This photograph is comprised of multiple images: the photographer, seemingly naked, stands behind a giant Elephant Ears plant; an open shelled peanut; a circus elephant; and two oval images of a figure frolicking above the water's waves. The Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona, Tucson hold a copy of this scarce self portrait; however, their print is smaller, measuring 12 13/16 x 10 1/2 inches. [only a portion of the window over-mat is pictured here].

Price: $2,500.00