Boys in a pickup, Simla, Colorado

1970, printed 1991

Robert Adams

Associated Names
Robert Adams

Artist, American, born 1937

This is a photograph of the rear view of an old Ford pickup truck with a Colorado license plate. The truck is aged and rustic, with a spare tire on the left side. "Ford" is embossed on the back gate. The rear window shows a glimpse of the cab's interior. The image has monochrome tones, giving a historical or nostalgic feel.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Robert Adams, Astoria, OR; NGA purchase (through Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco) and gift, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1978

  • Adams, Robert. Prairie: Photographs by Robert Adams. Denver, 1978.

1989

  • Adams, Robert. To Make it Home: Photographs of the American West. Exh. cat. New York, 1989: 23.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Robert Adams 1991; by unknown hand, lower right in graphite, to left of signature: RA.3677.Y

Wikidata ID

Q64159340

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