Lakewood, Colorado

1973, printed 1979

Robert Adams

Associated Names
Robert Adams

Artist, American, born 1937

This is a photograph of a large department store interior. The image features a wide aisle with various types of household items on display. On the left side of the aisle, there are rows of chairs with different upholstery styles lined up, while on the right side, stacks of boxes can be seen, labeled "Revere Ware." The store has a high ceiling covered with fluorescent lights providing illumination. Shelving units and multiple aisles are visible in the background, extending into the distance.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Bibliography

1989

  • Adams, Robert. To Make it Home: Photographs of the American West. Exh. cat. New York, 1989: 61.

2009

  • Adams, Robert. denver: A Photographic Survey of the Metropolitan Area, 1970–1974. New Haven, 2009: 95.

Inscriptions

on verso of mount, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Robert Adams 1979; lower left in graphite: Lakewood, Colorado, 1973; by unknown hand, lower right in graphite, to the left of signature: RA.2012.Y; stamped, lower center in black ink: Copyright (c) 1977 [date in graphite] by Robert Adams

Wikidata ID

Q64159246

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