{"product_id":"jerry-norman-uelsmann-davids-dream-1975","title":"JERRY NORMAN UELSMANN \"DAVID'S DREAM\" 1975","description":"\u003cp\u003eTo zoom in, click on each image and mouse over.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVintage Gelatin Silver Print\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDated 1975\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eSigned in the Lower Right, Signed and dated on verso \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eSight: 13.5 x 9.2 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eFrame: 20.2 x 16.2 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eCondition: excellent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eFramed under glass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Artist: Jerry Norman Uelsmann (American 1934-2022)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wfWfIf fxyaSe\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"jAOkJc\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003eJerry Norman Uelsmann\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e was highly regarded photographer who pioneered \u003cstrong\u003eanalog photomontage and surrealist darkroom technique\u003c\/strong\u003e. Often regarded as the spiritual forefather of modern digital tools like Photoshop, Uelsmann spent over six decades creating seamless, mind-bending compositions using exclusively \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003etraditional black-and-white film and multiple darkroom enlargers\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. To create a single final image, he would map out and blend together components from up to a dozen different negatives, utilizing complex burning, dodging, and masking techniques. In doing so, he famously rejected the prevailing mid-century doctrine of \"pre-visualization\"—championed by contemporaries like Ansel Adams—and instead coined the term \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e\"post-visualization,\"\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e arguing that the true creative process of a photograph begins after the camera's shutter clicks, treating the darkroom as a visual laboratory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe taught photography at the \u003cstrong\u003eUniversity of Florida\u003c\/strong\u003e for nearly forty years and received numerous elite honors, including a \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eGuggenheim Fellowship\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e and a solo exhibition at the \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eMuseum of Modern Art (MoMA)\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1967. Today, his iconic works are preserved globally in permanent collections like the \u003cstrong\u003eMetropolitan Museum of Art \u003c\/strong\u003eand the \u003cstrong\u003eVictoria and Albert Museum.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDavid's Dream\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, is a perfect example of his signature style, superimposing a reclining female figure amidst swirling clouds over a centered landscape of stone wells and human figures. Across his legendary career, Uelsmann used this dream-like vocabulary to weave recurring symbolic motifs—such as floating eyes, roots, boats, and disembodied figures—to create psychological landscapes that subverted reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Story:\u003c\/strong\u003e  From a Toronto collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping Information:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePackaging and shipping within Canada is $150. Signature required on delivery. At checkout, you will have the option to insure your purchase for shipping from the drop down menu. International shipping available. If located in the Greater Toronto Area, no charge for shipping and packaging if picked up from Wall Fiction's office; call before purchasing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTerms:\u003c\/strong\u003e All sales are final. No refunds or exchanges. 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