The River’s Edge
2015
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View on museum website →Medium
gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 19.8 × 29.8 cm (7 13/16 × 11 3/4 in.) sheet: 27.8 × 35.5 cm (10 15/16 × 14 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Stephen G. Stein
Accession Number
2020.29.12
Art Historical Context
Robert Adams’ *The River Edge* (2015) captures the quiet interplay between nature and human presence at a riverbank, rendered in a pristine gelatin silver print measuring nearly 20 x 30 cm. This traditional black-and-white photographic medium, prized for its rich tonal gradations and archival stability, harks back to 19th-century processes while showcasing Adams’ mastery of subtle light and texture. Acquired as a gift to the National Gallery of Art’s Department of Photographs, it exemplifies the museum’s commitment to contemporary landscape photography. A pivotal figure in the New Topographic...
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...