Wheat Ridge, Colorado

1973–1974

Robert Adams

Associated Names
Robert Adams

Artist, American, born 1937

The image shows a building named "Capitol Cleaners Laundry," with a retro-style sign. The focus is on the structure and immediate surroundings, featuring a striped facade, large windows, and a classic car parked under an awning. The clear sky serves as the backdrop, alongside telephone poles and wires in the distance. The overall color scheme is monochrome, enhancing the architectural details and lines in the scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Nancy Rutter Clark Collection

  • Dimensions

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

  • Accession Number

    2021.87.2

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, bottom right in graphite: R Adams; bottom left: Denver 1973-4 / print made 1973-4; by unknown hand, top right in graphite: ADA.004; bottom right: RA.2602.Y

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