Fort Steele, Wyoming

1977

Robert Adams

Associated Names
Robert Adams

Artist, American, born 1937

This image depicts a landscape with dry, rugged terrain. The horizon is seen two-thirds of the way up the image, with gently undulating, rounded hills dominating the background. Sparse shrubs and low-lying vegetation are scattered across the foreground, casting shadows on the sandy surface. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of beige and soft grey to emphasize the arid quality of the scene. The texture of the ground and hills is smooth and consistent, reflecting the serene nature of the landscape.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Lou and Di Stovall

  • Dimensions

    image: 22.8 × 28.2 cm (9 × 11 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 27.7 × 35.4 cm (10 7/8 × 13 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.194.10


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lou and Di Stovall, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom right in graphite: Robert Adams; by artist, bottom left in graphite: Fort Steele, Wyoming


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