Catholic church, summer, Ramah, Colorado

1965, printed 1981

Robert Adams

Associated Names
Robert Adams

Artist, American, born 1937

The image shows a symmetrical church building captured from the front. The bell tower, with a gabled roof and a cross on top, stands out. The building has clean lines, sharp angles, and panel-like cladding. The black and white photography emphasizes contrasts, textures, and shapes. The dark roof contrasts with the light walls. Light and shadows highlight the geometric design. Fluffy clouds fill the sky, contrasting with the church's lines. Trees frame the structure. Wooden steps lead to the entrance.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund and Gift of Robert and Kerstin Adams

  • Dimensions

    image: 21.5 × 16.4 cm (8 7/16 × 6 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 35.4 × 27.8 cm (13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.70.149

  • Series Title

    Prairie

  • Copyright

    © Robert Adams, Courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco

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.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite, very faint: Robert Adams 1981; by unknown hand, lower center in graphite: RA.4070.Y

Wikidata ID

Q64159369

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