Robert Adams: Listening to the River
Through compositions made along creeks and riverbeds that meander through Denver suburbs, the artist invites the viewer to pause, look around, and celebrate the small fragments of nature’s beauty that can still be found in anonymous, everyday places.
![Vertical black-and-white photograph of a grassy field with a plant on the left side and a tree on the right side.](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/RA-13-0873-1-592x900.jpg)
Robert Adams, South of Longmont, Colorado, 1986
14 x 11 inches (sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Four black-and-white photographs with trees, fence posts, and a small stream.](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Adams_River-1.jpg)
Robert Adams, Untitled, 1994
gelatin silver prints, 14 x 11 inches (each sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Two black-and-white photographs with a windswept tree and overcast sky.](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Adams_River-2.jpg)
Robert Adams, Untitled, 1994
two gelatin silver prints, 14 x 11 inches (each sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Five black-and-white photographs depicting an open field with light snow and a brightly lit sky.](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Adams_River-3.jpg)
Robert Adams, Untitled, 1994
five gelatin silver prints, 14 x 11 inches (each sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Three black-and-white photographs with trees, a picnic table, and figures next to a pond with a brightly lit sky.](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Adams_River-4.jpg)
Robert Adams, Untitled, 1994
three gelatin silver prints, 14 x 11 inches (each sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Four black-and-white photographs with a stream, trees, and a brightly lit sky with clouds.](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Adams_River-5.jpg)
Robert Adams, Untitled, 1991
four gelatin silver prints, 14 x 11 inches (each sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Four black-and-white photographs with leafy tree branches and a brightly lit sky.](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Adams_River-6.jpg)
Robert Adams, Untitled, 1994
four gelatin silver prints, 14 x 11 inches (sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Six vertical black and white photographs of a rocky landscape at a tilted angle with trees against a brightly lit sky.](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Adams_River-7.jpg)
Robert Adams, Untitled, 1994
six gelatin silver prints, 14 x 11 inches (each sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Four vertical black-and-white photographs of a hillside and leafy trees.](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Adams_River-8.jpg)
Robert Adams, Untitled, 1994
four gelatin silver prints, 14 x 11 inches (each sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Five black-and-white photographs overlooking valleys and mountain-sides against a brightly lit sky.](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Adams_River-9.jpg)
Robert Adams, Untitled, 1994
five gelatin silver prints, 14 x 11 inches (each sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Five vertical black-and-white photographs of a valley with shrubs and a downed tree and an overcast sky.](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Adams_River-10.jpg)
Robert Adams, Untitled, 1994
five gelatin silver prints, 14 x 11 inches (each sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Four vertical black-and-white photographs showing an open field, a downed tree branch and telephone pole, a person standing in front of suburban home, and a structure with light snow and a brightly lit sky.](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Adams_River-11.jpg)
Robert Adams, Untitled, 1994
four gelatin silver prints, 14 x 11 inches (each sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Four vertical black-and-white- photographs of an open grassy field with tree branches, flowers, and a brightly lit sky.](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Adams_River-12.jpg)
Robert Adams, East of Longmont, Colorado, 1986
four gelatin silver prints, 14 x 11 inches (each sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Five vertical black-and-white photographs of a grassy riverbank with trees and an overcast sky.](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Adams_River-13.jpg)
Robert Adams, Along St. Vrain Creek. West of Longmont, Colorado, 1986
five gelatin silver prints, 14 x 11 inches (each sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Vertical black-and-white photograph of a grassy field with a plant on the left side and a tree on the right side.](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/RA-13-0873-1.jpg?fit=675%2C1027&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsSouth of Longmont, Colorado
1986
14 x 11 inches (sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Four black-and-white photographs with trees, fence posts, and a small stream.](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Adams_River-1.jpg?fit=675%2C238&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsUntitled
1994
gelatin silver prints, 14 x 11 inches (each sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Two black-and-white photographs with a windswept tree and overcast sky.](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Adams_River-2.jpg?fit=675%2C504&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsUntitled
1994
two gelatin silver prints, 14 x 11 inches (each sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Five black-and-white photographs depicting an open field with light snow and a brightly lit sky.](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Adams_River-3.jpg?fit=675%2C194&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsUntitled
1994
five gelatin silver prints, 14 x 11 inches (each sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Three black-and-white photographs with trees, a picnic table, and figures next to a pond with a brightly lit sky.](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Adams_River-4.jpg?fit=675%2C326&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsUntitled
1994
three gelatin silver prints, 14 x 11 inches (each sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Four black-and-white photographs with a stream, trees, and a brightly lit sky with clouds.](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Adams_River-5.jpg?fit=675%2C240&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsUntitled
1991
four gelatin silver prints, 14 x 11 inches (each sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Four black-and-white photographs with leafy tree branches and a brightly lit sky.](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Adams_River-6.jpg?fit=675%2C242&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsUntitled
1994
four gelatin silver prints, 14 x 11 inches (sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Six vertical black and white photographs of a rocky landscape at a tilted angle with trees against a brightly lit sky.](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Adams_River-7.jpg?fit=675%2C156&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsUntitled
1994
six gelatin silver prints, 14 x 11 inches (each sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Four vertical black-and-white photographs of a hillside and leafy trees.](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Adams_River-8.jpg?fit=675%2C239&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsUntitled
1994
four gelatin silver prints, 14 x 11 inches (each sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Five black-and-white photographs overlooking valleys and mountain-sides against a brightly lit sky.](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Adams_River-9.jpg?fit=675%2C190&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsUntitled
1994
five gelatin silver prints, 14 x 11 inches (each sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Five vertical black-and-white photographs of a valley with shrubs and a downed tree and an overcast sky.](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Adams_River-10.jpg?fit=675%2C190&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsUntitled
1994
five gelatin silver prints, 14 x 11 inches (each sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Four vertical black-and-white photographs showing an open field, a downed tree branch and telephone pole, a person standing in front of suburban home, and a structure with light snow and a brightly lit sky.](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Adams_River-11.jpg?fit=675%2C243&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsUntitled
1994
four gelatin silver prints, 14 x 11 inches (each sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Four vertical black-and-white- photographs of an open grassy field with tree branches, flowers, and a brightly lit sky.](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Adams_River-12.jpg?fit=675%2C240&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsEast of Longmont, Colorado
1986
four gelatin silver prints, 14 x 11 inches (each sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Five vertical black-and-white photographs of a grassy riverbank with trees and an overcast sky.](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Adams_River-13.jpg?fit=675%2C192&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsAlong St. Vrain Creek. West of Longmont, Colorado
1986
five gelatin silver prints, 14 x 11 inches (each sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]