Poplars, Harney County, Oregon
1999, printed 2005
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photogravure
Dimensions
image: 49.3 × 40 cm (19 7/16 × 15 3/4 in.) plate: 50.5 × 41 cm (19 7/8 × 16 1/8 in.) sheet: 68.2 × 57.5 cm (26 7/8 × 22 5/8 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Linda Hackett and Russell Munson Fund and Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund
Accession Number
2021.7.2
Art Historical Context
Robert Adams's *Poplars, Harney County, Oregon* (1999, printed 2005) offers a contemplative glimpse into the American West, capturing a cluster of slender poplar trees against the vast, open landscapes of rural Oregon. Adams, a pioneering contemporary photographer, is renowned for his black-and-white images that document the subtle transformations of natural environments by human presence, aligning with the New Topographics movement of the 1970s and beyond. This work exemplifies his precise, unsentimental gaze on everyday scenes, inviting viewers to ponder the quiet resilience of nature amid e...
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...