From Interstate 25, north edge of Denver

1973

Robert Adams

Associated Names
Robert Adams

Artist, American, born 1937

The image shows a residential area from a slightly elevated point of view. The horizon is high and obscured by trees and distant buildings against a cloudy sky. The black-and-white photograph features a crisp, realistic quality with a monochromatic color palette emphasizing light and dark contrasts. A grassy area with scattered objects and a wooden fence is in the foreground, leading to small wooden houses with unique rooflines and utility poles. In the background, a cluster of large leafy trees borders the neighborhood. On the left, a billboard partially shows text on its surface.
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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: 47.

Inscriptions

on verso of mount, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Robert Adams; lower center in graphite: print c 1974 / RA; by unknown hand, lower center in graphite: d47 RA.3830.Y; stamped, lower left in black ink: reproduction rights reserved / G78 [in graphite]

Wikidata ID

Q64159357

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