Longmont, Colorado, Sally in the Backyard

1982–1992

Robert Adams

Associated Names
Robert Adams

Artist, American, born 1937

The image shows a backyard setting from a slightly elevated perspective. A house surrounded by trees is visible along the horizon. Clothes are hung on a line in the backyard with a variety of garments. A small dog sits on concrete steps to the left, near a cluster of flowers lining a path. The scene is captured in black and white, emphasizing light and dark tones, textures, and contrasts.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jeffrey Fraenkel and Alan Mark

  • Dimensions

    image: 19.9 × 13.2 cm (7 13/16 × 5 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 35.4 × 27.8 cm (13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.115.1.25

  • Series Title

    I Hear the Leaves and Love the Light

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 1991; by artist, bottom left in graphite: Longmont, Colo., 1980s / 25 [circled] / Sally in the back yard.; by unknown hand, bottom right in graphite: RA.4935.Y(y)

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