Astoria, Oregon

2007

Robert Adams

Associated Names
Robert Adams

Artist, American, born 1937

The image shows an urban street scene in black and white. The photo is taken at eye level, focusing on the street, pavement, textures, and objects. There is an advertising billboard with an image of a person, a wet surface with a reflective puddle, a planter with vegetation, parked cars, urban architecture, the sky, and a bicycle against a brick wall. The composition highlights textures and contrasts in the monochrome color palette.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Robert Adams 2011; lower left in graphite: Memorial, the war in Iraq, 2007, / Astoria, Oregon.; by uknown hand, lower center in graphite: RA.3731.Y-E

Wikidata ID

Q64159350

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