(June 11, 1934 – Present) Jerry N. Uelsmann

Jerry Uelsmann’s Background Born in Detroit, Michigan Received B.F.A. at Rochester Institute of Technology in 1957 Began teaching photography in at University of Florida in Gainsville in 1969 Became graduate research professor of art at U of F in 1974

Famous Works Date of Photo –1990 “The room itself had a strange, timeless quality to it.”

Famous Works Alpha Tree –2002 Does not seek to create narratives, but rather allegorical surrealist imagery of the unfathomable.

Famous Works Defining Light –2009 “Ultimately, my hope is to amaze myself. The anticipation of discovering new possibilities becomes my greatest joy.”

Famous Works Untitled –2–2009 It's actually an image that I worked on for several days. It took a lot of versions until I got to that final version.”

Place of Several Mysteries –2–2008 “The final image need not be tied to a single negative, but may be composed of many.”

Variation to Elusive Muse –2–2008 “It's loaded with all sorts of clues that someone could build a story around. It's very dreamlike. I've told people for many years now that I like the idea that the images are obviously symbolic, but not symbolically obvious. There's not some secret formula to figure out what they mean.”

Favorite Work of Photography Untitled –1–1997 Favorite because: –A–Admire the art of double exposure –C–Choice of value and shadowing is very mystique and intriguing –T–This kind of photography amuses me.

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