From the South Jetty, Clatsop County, Oregon B
1990
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gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 36.5 x 45.6 cm (14 3/8 x 17 15/16 in.) support: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon and Patrons' Permanent Fund
Accession Number
2006.133.14
Art Historical Context
Robert Adams, a pivotal figure in American landscape photography and a key member of the New Topographics movement, created *From the South Jetty Clatsop County, B* in 1990. This gelatin silver print captures a contemplative view from Oregon's rugged Pacific coastline, where the South Jetty—a-made breakwater designed to tame ocean currents and protect harbors—intersects with the wild sea and shore. Adams's work often documents the quiet tension between natural beauty and human intervention in the American West, inviting viewers to ponder subtle environmental changes. Printed in the traditiona...
About the Artist
Robert Adams · 1900–1900
Robert Adams, born Robert Hickman Adams on May 8, 1937, in Orange, New Jersey, grew up amid frequent relocations that shaped his deep affinity for the American landscape—from New Jersey to Madison, Wisconsin, and finally to Wheat Ridge, Colorado, in 1952.) Contracting polio at age 12, he recovered but retained a sensitivity to the environment that fueled his later work. After earning a B.A. in Eng...