Eden, Colorado

1968–1969

Robert Adams

Associated Names
Robert Adams

Artist, American, born 1937

The image shows a side view of a flatbed trailer stretched across the center. The cab of the truck is partially visible on the left and the horizon appears low in the frame. The land is flat with low vegetation and utility poles. The sky above is plain. The image is predominantly grayscale. The trailer's wheels cast deep shadows on the sunlit ground, accentuating the isolation of the scene. The terrain near us is detailed, showing the sandy or dusty patterns. Further out, the land extends to the horizon with distant shapes hinting at structures or debris, emphasizing the emptiness and vastness of the scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Stephen G. Stein

  • Dimensions

    image: 12.6 × 15.2 cm (4 15/16 × 6 in.)
    sheet: 20.32 × 25.4 cm (10 × 8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.29.49


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Matthew Marks Gallery, New York); Stephen G. Stein, Washington, DC, 2005; gift to NGA, 2020.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom right in graphite: Robert Adams; by artist, bottom left in graphite: Eden; bottom right: '68-'69; by unknown hand, bottom right in graphite perpendicular: RA.1836.Y


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