Self-portrait on the Pawnee grassland, Colorado

1983

Robert Adams

Associated Names
Robert Adams

Artist, American, born 1937

The image shows a man standing in an open, grassy field. He is positioned slightly turned to his right with one hand on his hip and the other hanging down, holding what appears to be a pair of glasses. His facial features include a neutral expression and short, light-colored hair that is gently swept to the side. He is wearing a button-down shirt with the sleeves rolled up, dark trousers, and a camera hanging from a strap around his neck. On his left wrist, he wears a simple wristwatch. The background is a vast expanse of flat, open landscape with tall grass stretching to the horizon under a partly cloudy sky.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 20.7 × 30.3 cm (8 1/8 × 11 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 27.7 × 35.5 cm (10 7/8 × 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.53


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Simon Lowinsky Gallery, New York); Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Robert Adams 1983; lower left: Self portrait. On the Pawnee Grassland, Colorado, 1983. [underlined]


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