Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado

1976

Robert Adams

Associated Names
Robert Adams

Artist, American, born 1937

The image shows a nighttime view of a parking lot, with a single beam of light illuminating a section of the ground. In the distance, rugged rock formations rise against the dark sky. The photograph emphasizes high contrast, with the stark difference between light and shadow. The smooth texture of the pavement is visible in the well-lit area, transitioning into deep shadow where the light doesn't reach.
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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

1980

  • Adams, Robert. From the Missouri West: Photographs by Robert Adams. New York, 1980: 2.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Robert Adams 1980; lower left in graphite: The Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado, 1977; by unknown hand, lower right in graphite, to the left of signature: RA.3561.Y; upper left in graphite: RA / 1039; stamped, lower center in black ink: Copyright (c) 1980 [date in graphite] by Robert Adams

Wikidata ID

Q64159337

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