Longmont, Colorado

1982–1992

Robert Adams

Associated Names
Robert Adams

Artist, American, born 1937

This is a photograph of a dog's hindquarters sniffing or searching the ground near a bush. The dog has long white fur, illuminated by sunlight, creating highlights and shadows. The scene is outdoors, with the dog partially obscured by plants and surrounded by scattered grass. The natural backdrop adds texture and depth to the image, highlighting the interplay between nature's elements and light filtering through the foliage.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jeffrey Fraenkel and Alan Mark

  • Dimensions

    image: 13.3 × 19.8 cm (5 1/4 × 7 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 35.4 × 27.7 cm (13 15/16 × 10 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.115.1.7

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Robert Adams, Astoria, OR; gift to NGA (through Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco), 2020.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom right in graphite: Robert Adams 1994; by artist, bottom left in graphite: Longmont, Colo., 1980s / 7 [circled]; bottom center stamped in black ink: Copyright © [by artist in graphite: 1994] by Robert Adams; by unknown hand, bottom center in graphite: RA.4935.Y(g)

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