A dying farm community, edge of Briggsdale, Colorado

1983, printed 1990

Robert Adams

Associated Names
Robert Adams

Artist, American, born 1937

The image shows a landscape with a dirt road stretching into the distance. On the left, there are bare trees and some foliage with structures partially visible behind them. The road curves slightly to the right. In the upper third of the image, the horizon meets a clear sky. The color palette is grayscale, creating a timeless quality. The contrast between the dark tones of the road and trees and the light tones of the sky provides visual balance.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Robert Adams 1990; lower left in graphite: 6/30 / Briggsdale, Colorado, 1983; by unknown hand, lower center in graphite: RA.4135.Y

Wikidata ID

Q64159377

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