Quarried mesa top, Pueblo County, Colorado

1978

Robert Adams

Associated Names
Robert Adams

Artist, American, born 1937

The image portrays a desert landscape from an elevated perspective. The barren terrain extends towards the horizon with curved tracks suggesting movement. A rock or small object casts a long shadow on the right side. On the left, there is a bluff or edge of a shallow canyon. The color palette is monochromatic with the focus on textures and lines of the sandy terrain against a pale sky.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Lou and Di Stovall

  • Dimensions

    image: 22.7 × 28.5 cm (8 15/16 × 11 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 27.7 × 35.5 cm (10 7/8 × 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.194.13

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: East of Eden, Colo.

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