Bulldozed slash, Tillamook County, Oregon

1980

Robert Adams

Associated Names
Robert Adams

Artist, American, born 1937

The image shows a ground-level view of a dense forest with tall trees converging towards the top. The canopy intersects with a bright area where light filters through. The photo is in black and white, emphasizing contrasts and textures of branches, trunks, and leaves. The color palette ranges from deep blacks to bright whites, creating a dramatic visual impact. Fallen branches and logs are scattered on the ground, leading the eye towards the thick foliage in the distance.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon; purchase and gift to NGA, 2006.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1980

  • Adams, Robert. From the Missouri West: Photographs by Robert Adams. New York, 1980: 53.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Robert Adams; stamped in black ink, lower left: Copyright (c) by Robert Adams; lower left in graphite: 1980

Wikidata ID

Q64159196

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