Northglenn, Colorado

1974, printed 1988

Robert Adams

Associated Names
Robert Adams

Artist, American, born 1937

The image depicts a residential area from an elevated vantage point with a focus on a single-story brick house. The horizon is situated high in the frame and lined with utility poles and wires stretching across the scene. The visual style is black-and-white, showing sharp contrasts highlighting the textures of the grassy yard and the brickwork. A pathway leads to the back door of the house, flanked by clotheslines. In the distance, additional houses extend toward the horizon, capturing the suburban setting with clarity and precision.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Bibliography

2009

  • Adams, Robert. denver: A Photographic Survey of the Metropolitan Area, 1970–1974. New Haven, 2009: 42.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Robert Adams 1988; lower left in graphite: PMA / Northglenn, Colorado, 1974; by unknown hand, lower right in graphite, to the left of signature: RA.2053.Y; stamped, lower center in black ink: Copyright (c) 1973 [date in graphite] by Robert Adams

Wikidata ID

Q64159243

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