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Celebrating American art and artists
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Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Boulder County, Colorado

1980

Robert Adams

Associated Names

Robert Adams

Artist, American, born 1937

The image shows a road extending towards the center, disappearing into the dark landscape. A hill rises behind the road with trees outlining its shape. A signpost is visible by the road. The image is monochromatic with dark tones emphasizing shapes and a light sky above. There is a sense of quiet stillness, captured without visible brushstrokes, suggesting a serene moment in the early morning or late evening.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Gift of the Collectors Committee
Dimensions

overall: 37.8 x 47.3 cm (14 7/8 x 18 5/8 in.)
Accession Number

1996.109.1
Series Title

From the Missouri West

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco, CA; purchased with donated funds from the Collectors Committee by NGA, 1996.

Associated Names

Fraenkel Gallery

Exhibition History

1999

Photographs from the Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1999.

Wikidata ID

Q64159181

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