Longmont, Colorado, Sally in the Backyard

1982–1992

Robert Adams

Associated Names
Robert Adams

Artist, American, born 1937

The image shows an outdoor garden scene from a low point of view. It features a garden bed surrounded by a thin wire fence, filled with leafy plants with various textures. The horizon is marked by the shadowed outline of a tree trunk and dense foliage. The image is in black and white, showcasing different greyscale tones. Light and shadow create depth and texture on the leaves and the ground. Fallen leaves are scattered across the grass, and a small light-colored dog is present on the right side of the scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jeffrey Fraenkel and Alan Mark

  • Dimensions

    image: 19.7 × 13.1 cm (7 3/4 × 5 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 35.3 × 27.6 cm (13 7/8 × 10 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.115.1.26

  • 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 / 26 [circled] / Sally in the back yard.; by unknown hand, bottom right in graphite: RA.4935.Y(z)

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