Neahkahnie Mountain, Oregon
2004
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View on museum website →Medium
gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 22.9 × 15.3 cm (9 × 6 in.) sheet: 35.3 × 27.8 cm (13 7/8 × 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
2012.70.83
Art Historical Context
Nestled along Oregon's rugged coastline, *Neahkahnie Mountain, Oregon*2004) captures the majestic scale of the Pacific Northwest landscape through the lens of Robert Adams, a of contemporary American photography. Adams, celebrated for his meticulous black-and-white documentation of the American West, explores the interplay between natural beauty and human presence. This gelatin silver print invites viewers to contemplate the enduring allure of wilderness amid modern times, evoking a sense of quiet introspection. Printed in the traditional gelatin silver process—a silver-based emulsion on pape...
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...