Colorado
2010
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View on museum website →Medium
inkjet print
Dimensions
image: 55.5 × 37.4 cm (21 7/8 × 14 3/4 in.) sheet: 61 × 43.2 cm (24 × 17 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Brook and Pam Smith
Accession Number
2022.85.21
Art Historical Context
Richard Ross's *Colorado* (2010) is a striking inkjet print capturing the stark architecture of a juvenile courtroom in Colorado, part of the artist's acclaimed *Juvenile* series. series documents detention centers and courtrooms across the United States shedding light on the often-overlooked spaces of the juvenile justice system. Ross, a master of architectural photography, employs a clinical, unembellished style to highlight the institutional design—cold lighting, imposing benches, and fortified barriers—that shapes young lives in moments of crisis. Measuring 55.5 × 37.4 cm, the image's inti...
About the Artist
Richard Ross
Richard Ross is an American photographer and educator whose work has engaged deeply with questions of institutional power, childhood, and the built environments that shape human lives. Based in Santa Barbara, California, he has been a professor of art at the University of California, Santa Barbara for many years, combining an active exhibition career with a sustained commitment to teaching. His ph...