Neahkahnie Mountain, Oregon
2004
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View on museum website →Medium
gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 22.3 × 14.9 cm (8 3/4 × 5 7/8 in.) sheet: 35.4 × 27.8 cm (13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund and Gift of Robert and Kerstin Adams
Accession Number
2012.70.73
Art Historical Context
**Neahkahnie Mountain, Oregon** (2004) by Robert Adams captures the rugged beauty of Oregon's coastal landscape in a classic gelatin silver print. Adams, a leading figure in contemporary American photography, is renowned for his meticulous black-and-white images that document the interplay between pristine nature and human presence. This work, measuring 22.3 × 14.9 cm, exemplifies his "New Topographics" approach—straightforward, unadorned views that invite quiet contemplation of the environment. Printed using the gelatin silver process, a traditional technique prized for its rich tonal gradat...
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...