South of the Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant, Jefferson County, Colorado

1976

Robert Adams

Associated Names
Robert Adams

Artist, American, born 1937

The image is of a rugged, arid landscape with an elevated vantage point. The horizon line is high, with distant mountains barely interrupting the flat sky. The terrain is rocky and sparse, with a distinctive outcrop of stone to the right. A winding road runs near the rock formation, curving through the landscape. The palette is monochromatic. In the distance, plains stretch out towards hills and mountains, giving depth to the scenery.
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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: 19.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Robert Adams 1976; by unknown hand, lower right in graphite, to the left of signature: RA.3649.Y

Wikidata ID

Q64159339

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