Robert Adams: Our Lives and Our Children
In photographs made in the vicinity of the Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant, the artist asks what we are willing to risk.
![Black and white photograph of a female figure walking in between cars in parking lot along with a small child](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/RA-09-0627.jpg)
Robert Adams, Commerce City, Colorado, 1981
gelatin silver print, 13-1/4 x 10-7/8 inches (sheet) [33.7 x 27.6 cm]
![Black-and-white photograph of a person looking to the left in front of a parking lot filled with cars](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/RA-09-0626-819x900.jpg)
Robert Adams, Denver, Colorado, 1981
gelatin silver print, 14 x 11 inches (sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Black-and-white photograph of two women and two children loading items into a Volkswagen hatchback car, a woman wearing sunglasses watches from the background](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/RA-09-0614-901x900.jpg)
Robert Adams, Denver, Colorado, 1981
gelatin silver print, 14 x 11 inches (sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Black and white photograph of a seated female figure outside at a park with a dog](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/RA-09-0609.jpg)
Robert Adams, Denver, Colorado, 1981
gelatin silver print, 6-5/8 x 6-3/4 inches (image) [16.8 x 17.2 cm]
![Black and white photograph of a female figure with arms crossed looking down](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/RA-09-0641.jpg)
Robert Adams, Denver, Colorado, 1980
toned gelatin silver print, 4-1/8 x 3-1/4 inches (image) [10.5 x 8.3 cm]
![Black and white photograph of a child exiting a car and standing in a parking lot with littered debris](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/RA-09-1285.jpg)
Robert Adams, Denver, Colorado, 1980
gelatin silver print, 14 x 11 inches (sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Black-and-white photograph of a family walking through a parking lot filled with cars](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/RA-09-0632.jpg)
Robert Adams, Denver, Colorado, 1981
gelatin silver print, 14 x 11 inches (sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Black and white photograph of two female figures walking side by side outside amongst construction](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/RA-09-0852.jpg)
Robert Adams, Denver, Colorado, 1982
gelatin silver print, 9-1/4 x 18-3/8 inches (image) [23.5 x 46.6 cm]
![Black and white photograph of a child seated in a stroller on a sidewalk](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/RA-09-0634.jpg)
Robert Adams, Denver, Colorado, 1981
gelatin silver print, 5 x 11 inches (image & sheet) [15.2 x 27.9 cm]
![Black and white photograph of a figure blurred in front of a pharmacy](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/RA.5660.jpg)
Robert Adams, Denver, Colorado, 1980
gelatin silver print, 4-7/8 x 11 inches (image) [12.4 x 27.9 cm]
![Black and white photograph of a female figure walking in between cars in parking lot along with a small child](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/RA-09-0627.jpg?fit=675%2C934&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsCommerce City, Colorado
1981
gelatin silver print, 13-1/4 x 10-7/8 inches (sheet) [33.7 x 27.6 cm]
![Black-and-white photograph of a person looking to the left in front of a parking lot filled with cars](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/RA-09-0626.jpg?fit=675%2C742&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsDenver, Colorado
1981
gelatin silver print, 14 x 11 inches (sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Black-and-white photograph of two women and two children loading items into a Volkswagen hatchback car, a woman wearing sunglasses watches from the background](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/RA-09-0614.jpg?fit=675%2C675&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsDenver, Colorado
1981
gelatin silver print, 14 x 11 inches (sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Black and white photograph of a seated female figure outside at a park with a dog](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/RA-09-0609.jpg?fit=675%2C673&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsDenver, Colorado
1981
gelatin silver print, 6-5/8 x 6-3/4 inches (image) [16.8 x 17.2 cm]
![Black and white photograph of a female figure with arms crossed looking down](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/RA-09-0641.jpg?fit=675%2C859&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsDenver, Colorado
1980
toned gelatin silver print, 4-1/8 x 3-1/4 inches (image) [10.5 x 8.3 cm]
![Black and white photograph of a child exiting a car and standing in a parking lot with littered debris](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/RA-09-1285.jpg?fit=675%2C680&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsDenver, Colorado
1980
gelatin silver print, 14 x 11 inches (sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Black-and-white photograph of a family walking through a parking lot filled with cars](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/RA-09-0632.jpg?fit=675%2C401&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsDenver, Colorado
1981
gelatin silver print, 14 x 11 inches (sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Black and white photograph of two female figures walking side by side outside amongst construction](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/RA-09-0852.jpg?fit=675%2C339&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsDenver, Colorado
1982
gelatin silver print, 9-1/4 x 18-3/8 inches (image) [23.5 x 46.6 cm]
![Black and white photograph of a child seated in a stroller on a sidewalk](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/RA-09-0634.jpg?fit=675%2C309&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsDenver, Colorado
1981
gelatin silver print, 5 x 11 inches (image & sheet) [15.2 x 27.9 cm]
![Black and white photograph of a figure blurred in front of a pharmacy](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/RA.5660.jpg?fit=675%2C300&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsDenver, Colorado
1980
gelatin silver print, 4-7/8 x 11 inches (image) [12.4 x 27.9 cm]