A matinee at a mall, Lakewood, Colorado

1973–1974, printed 2007

Robert Adams

Associated Names
Robert Adams

Artist, American, born 1937

This is a photograph of a movie theater interior. The image shows a row of theater seats arranged in an auditorium-like setting, with several rows of identical seats stretching towards the background. The walls are plain, and the ceiling has a uniform pattern. The overall lighting is dim. The central aisle is carpeted, leading towards an unseen screen at the front. The photograph is in black and white.
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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: 102.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Robert Adams 2007; lower left in graphite: A matinee at a theater in a mall. Lakewood, Colorado, 1973-74; by unknown hand, lower right in graphite, to the left of signature: RA.3389.Y

Wikidata ID

Q64159330

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