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Washington, DC 20565

Sculpture Garden Extended Hours

Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
Through September 5
Exhibitions & Events
America’s 250th

Celebrating American art and artists
Art & Artists
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Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Weld County, Colorado

1984

Robert Adams

Associated Names

Robert Adams

Artist, American, born 1937

The image shows a landscape with an elevated perspective, featuring an expansive plain stretching towards the horizon. The sky has dramatic cloud formations, with swirling and thick details, set against a land covered in grasses. The scene is in black and white, highlighting the contrast between the stormy sky and open spaces.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Gift of Robert and Kerstin Adams
Dimensions

image: 38.1 × 47.3 cm (15 × 18 5/8 in.)
sheet: 40.6 × 50.8 cm (16 × 20 in.)
Accession Number

2022.11.5
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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