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American photographer (1934–2022)

Jerry Norman Uelsmann (June 11, 1934 – April 4, 2022) was an American photographer. As an emerging artist in the 1960s, Jerry Uelsmann received international recognition for surreal, enigmatic photographs (photomontages) made with his unique method of composite printing and his dedication to revealing the deepest emotions of the human condition. Over the next six decades, his contributions to contemporary photography were firmly established with important exhibitions, prestigious awards and numerous publications. Going against the established practice of previsualization (Ansel Adams, Edward Weston and others), he coined a new term, post visualization. He decided the contents of the final print after rather than before pressing the shutter button. By the 1980s he became one of the most collected photographers in America.

Uelsmann, a native of Detroit, Michigan, credited his parents Norman (a grocer,1904 1962) and Florence (Crossman) Uelsmann (a homemaker, 1903–1986) for encouraging his creativity. Uelsmann's father, whose hobby was photography, built a basement darkroom (c. 1948) to share with his two sons, Jerry and Robert. Uelsmann appreciated White's mystical philosophy and devotion to Zen like meditation even when not photographing. Ralph Hattersley had theories like those of Minor White especially concerning self discovery about which he published a text. Uelsmann recalled the demanding yet meaningful assignments given by Hattersley that caused him to see ordinary objects differently and personally. Uelsmann delivered his first influential paper, “The Interrelationship of Image and Technique," at the SPE initial conference (1962 in Rochester, NY). His second paper, “Post Visualization,” was presented in 1964 at the SPE in Chicago, IL. Some details on post visualization and his technique of composite printing can be found below in Additional Notes and in his book Process and Perception. The exhibition increased awareness of innovative contemporary photography as a worthy addition to realistic photography. The show reflected on two theories of contemporary photographers. One theory was about self expression (mirror of oneself) and the second one involved observations outside of oneself with an emphasis on objectivity. There were a few artists who crossed over between these two theories. The exhibition and book were influential and stimulated much discussion pro and con. In 1981, Jerry Uelsmann was named one of the top ten most collected photographers by American Photographer magazine. One reviewer, Larry Thall, commented on Uelsmann's long standing popularity and importance. During 2006 2007, he and Maggie Taylor, a noted digital photographer, produced several two person exhibitions in the United States, Korea, China, and Italy. In 2011 2012 he was featured in a retrospective exhibition, “The Mind’s Eye, 50 Years of Photography by Jerry Uelsmann”. The show premiered at the Harn Museum of Art in Gainesville, FL in 2011. It traveled to the Peabody Essex Museum of Art, Salem, MA and the James A. Michener Museum, Doylestown, PA. In 2018, he had a solo exhibition in Baton Rouge, LA at the Louisiana State University Museum of Art. The show's title, "Confluence", referred to the flowing nature of Uelsmann's conversations (in 2018) with the scholar, Moa Petersén, especially in reference to love and loss. In 2020 Uelsmann gave what may have been his last interview. It was recorded from his darkroom via Zoom video conferencing software and was hosted by Russell Brown, an associate of Adobe Corporation. Uelsmann was a firm believer that the final image need not be tied to a single negative. Partial chronologies on Uelsmann can be found in these two references. there were others who argued that his work was interesting but too manipulated to be photography. The students were impressed with his work ethic. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Bloomington, IN. 185 photographs by Uelsmann. Harn Museum of Art, Gainesville, FL. 153 photographs by Uelsmann

Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, FL. 69 photographs by Uelsmann

Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, NJ. 24 photographs by Uelsmann

Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY. 26 photographs by Uelsmann. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY. 3 photographs by Uelsmann. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY. 5 photographs by Uelsmann,

The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL. 33 photographs by Uelsmann. Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA. 8 photographs by Uelsmann. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA. 11 photographs by Uelsmann. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D. C. 21 photographs by Uelsmann. Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England. 2 photographs by Uelsmann. Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan. 7 photographs by Uelsmann. The Museum of Photography, Seoul, Korea. 1 photograph shown in highlights of collection. Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. 8 photographs by Uelsmann. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA. 6 photographs by Uelsmann. National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK. 1 photograph by Uelsmann. North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC. 7 photographs by Uelsmann. The Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO. 12 photographs by Uelsmann. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 24 photographs by Uelsmann. Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX. 12 photographs by Uelsmann. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX. 24 photographs by Uelsmann. Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI. 2 photographs by Uelsmann. Southeast Museum of Photography, Daytona Beach, FL. 5 photographs by Uelsmann. National Gallery of Australia, Parkes ACT, Australia. 12 photographs by Uelsmann.