Astoria, Oregon

2007

Robert Adams

Associated Names
Robert Adams

Artist, American, born 1937

The image shows a person's upper body, prominently featuring their face with hands covering their eyes. The person is seated, leaning slightly forward, and their head is tilted slightly backward. They have light skin and are wearing a dark headscarf covering their hair. The individual is wearing dark clothing and a ring on one of their fingers. In the background, there is a list of names printed on a board or poster that is partially visible. The setting appears to be outdoors, with some indistinct elements visible behind the person, such as blurred concrete surfaces and potential pedestrian pathways. The image is in black and white.
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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 unknown hand, lower center in graphite: RA.3731.Y-F

Wikidata ID

Q64159351

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