Pikes Peak, over the top of a fence, and new houses, Colorado Springs, Colorado

1968–1971

Robert Adams

Associated Names
Robert Adams

Artist, American, born 1937

The image shows a street with pavement in the foreground. A white fence spans horizontally across the lower half of the scene. Beyond the fence, various rooftops and two telephone poles are visible. The background features distant mountain ranges marking the horizon. The sky above is clear with a few clouds. The image is in black and white, emphasizing contrast and texture.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Nancy Rutter Clark Collection

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 14.61 × 15.24 cm (5 3/4 × 6 in.)
    mount: 33.02 × 27.94 cm (13 × 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2021.87.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Robert Adams, Astoria, OR; (Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco); Nancy Rutter Clark, New York, c. 2006; gift to NGA, 2021.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso of mount, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: R Adams; lower left: print made 1968-71; top center: Pikes Peak; top center stamped in black ink: SUBJECT: [by artist in black ink: Tract housing. / Colorado Springs, Colorado.] / [in graphite: 1968-71 / NO. 8]; center artist stamp in black ink: ROBERT H. ADAMS / 213 E. Fontanero St. / Colorado Springs, Colo.; by unknown hand, upper right in graphite: ADA.003; lower right: RA.2615.Y

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