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Newly occupied tract houses, Col'ado

Photograph
1968 (made)
Artist/Maker
Adams, Robert (photographer)
Place of origin
Colorado (photographed)

20thC; Adams Robert, Newly occupied tract houses, Col'ado


Object details

Object type
Photograph
TitleNewly occupied tract houses, Col'ado (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Gelatin-silver print
Brief description
20thC; Adams Robert, Newly occupied tract houses, Col'ado
Gallery label
  • Adams’s photographs of new towns subtly explore the contrast between nature and man-made structures. The images do not encourage judgements but suggest an uneasy coexistence. Photographed in the harsh light of the American West, the classical simplicity of the images illustrates Adams’s visual sense of fairness. Mountains and suburbs are treated with equal gravity and respect. (21/11/2012)
  • Gallery 100, ‘History of photography’, 2012-2013, label texts : Robert Adams (born 1937) ‘Newly Occupied Tract Houses, Colorado’ ‘Outdoor Theatre and Cheyenne Mountain’ 1968 Adams’s photographs explore the contrast between nature and man-made structures. The images do not encourage judgements but suggest an uneasy coexistence. Photographed in the harsh light of the American West, the classical simplicity of the images illustrates Adams’s visual sense of fairness. Mountains and suburbs are treated with equal gravity and respect. Gelatin silver prints Museum no. Ph.951, 952-1978 (11 03 2014)
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
PH.951-1978

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Record createdMay 7, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O230518/newly-occupied-tract-houses-colado-photograph-adams-robert/
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