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Looking toward the mountains in smog, Weld County, Colorado

1983

Robert Adams

Associated Names

Robert Adams

Artist, American, born 1937

The image shows a dirt road extending into the distance. Telephone poles line the road, leading to small buildings and sparse trees on the horizon. The road's surface has tire tracks and shadows of the poles. The color palette is monochrome, with brown earth against a bright sky. The lighting is soft, indicating early morning or late afternoon.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Gift of Robert and Kerstin Adams
Dimensions

image: 37.8 × 47 cm (14 7/8 × 18 1/2 in.)
sheet: 40.6 × 50.8 cm (16 × 20 in.)
Accession Number

2022.11.1
Copyright

© Robert Adams, Courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Robert Adams, Astoria, OR; gift to NGA (through Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco), 2022.

Associated Names

Robert and Kerstin Adams

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