Robert Adams: Summer Nights
In nighttime photographs made using only the available light of the moon, street lights, or the headlights of passing cars, the artist explores a melancholy peace and calm in a suburban Denver neighborhood.
![](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/RA-08-0657-902x900.jpg)
Robert Adams, Berthoud, Colorado, 1976
gelatin silver print, 14 x 11 inches (sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Black and white photograph of the front of a suburban home at night, with two chairs on the front porch and the home interior visible through the window.](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/RA-08-0709-896x900.jpg)
Robert Adams, Longmont, Colorado, 1980
gelatin silver print, 14 x 11 inches (sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Black-and-white photograph of two illuminated metal poles at night](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/RA-08-0661-930x900.jpg)
Robert Adams, Weld County, Colorado, 1976
gelatin silver print, 15-1/2 x 14 inches (mount) [31.4 x 35.6 cm]
![Black-and-white photograph of trees and a road at night.](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/RA-08-0651-894x900.jpg)
Robert Adams, Niwot, Colorado, ca. 1980
gelatin silver print, 15-1/2 x 14 inches
![Black-and-white photograph of city lights in the distance at night](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/RA-08-0697-892x900.jpg)
Robert Adams, Denver, Colorado, ca. 1980
gelatin silver print, 14 x 11 inches (sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Black-and-white photograph of distant town lights and mountains at night](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/RA-08-0679-905x900.jpg)
Robert Adams, North from Flagstaff Mountain, Boulder County, Colorado, ca. 1981
gelatin silver print, 8 x 10 inches (sheet) [20.3 x 25.4 cm]
![Black and white photographer of a tree and electrical pole at night](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/RA-08-0696-900x900.jpg)
Robert Adams, Colorado, 1980
gelatin silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]
![Black and white photograph of lawn with power lines and streetlight at night](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/RA-08-0650-898x900.jpg)
Robert Adams, Longmont, Colorado, 1978
gelatin silver print, 10 x 8 inches (sheet) [25.4 x 20.3 cm]
![Black and white photograph of construction lights on at night in distance](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/RA-08-0724-901x900.jpg)
Robert Adams, Untitled, 1980
gelatin silver print, 14 x 11 inches (sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Black and white photograph of overgrown weed on side of road taken at night](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/RA-08-0666-913x900.jpg)
Robert Adams, Longmont, Colorado, 1980
gelatin silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]
![Black-and-white photograph of an overgrown tree and sidewalk at night](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Adams_SummerNights-3-904x900.jpg)
Robert Adams, Untitled, ca. 1981
gelatin silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.64 cm]
![Black and white photograph of tree amongst buildings and homes at night](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/RA-08-0710-904x900.jpg)
Robert Adams, Longmont, Colorado, 1980
gelatin silver print, 14 x 11 inches (sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Black and white photograph of trees at night, moving in the wind, with city lights in the far distance.](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/RA-08-0649-905x900.jpg)
Robert Adams, Untitled, 1981
gelatin silver print, 14 x 11 inches (sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Black-and-white photograph of rock formations and telephone lines at night](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/RA-08-0676-899x900.jpg)
Robert Adams, Castle Rock, Colorado, ca. 1980
gelatin silver print, 14 x 11 inches (sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/RA-08-0657.jpg?fit=675%2C674&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsBerthoud, Colorado
1976
gelatin silver print, 14 x 11 inches (sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Black and white photograph of the front of a suburban home at night, with two chairs on the front porch and the home interior visible through the window.](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/RA-08-0709.jpg?fit=675%2C678&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsLongmont, Colorado
1980
gelatin silver print, 14 x 11 inches (sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Black-and-white photograph of two illuminated metal poles at night](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/RA-08-0661.jpg?fit=675%2C653&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsWeld County, Colorado
1976
gelatin silver print, 15-1/2 x 14 inches (mount) [31.4 x 35.6 cm]
![Black-and-white photograph of trees and a road at night.](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/RA-08-0651.jpg?fit=675%2C679&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsNiwot, Colorado
ca. 1980
gelatin silver print, 15-1/2 x 14 inches
![Black-and-white photograph of city lights in the distance at night](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/RA-08-0697.jpg?fit=675%2C681&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsDenver, Colorado
ca. 1980
gelatin silver print, 14 x 11 inches (sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Black-and-white photograph of distant town lights and mountains at night](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/RA-08-0679.jpg?fit=675%2C672&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsNorth from Flagstaff Mountain, Boulder County, Colorado
ca. 1981
gelatin silver print, 8 x 10 inches (sheet) [20.3 x 25.4 cm]
![Black and white photographer of a tree and electrical pole at night](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/RA-08-0696.jpg?fit=675%2C675&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsColorado
1980
gelatin silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]
![Black and white photograph of construction lights on at night in distance](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/RA-08-0724.jpg?fit=675%2C674&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsUntitled
1980
gelatin silver print, 14 x 11 inches (sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Black and white photograph of overgrown weed on side of road taken at night](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/RA-08-0666.jpg?fit=675%2C666&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsLongmont, Colorado
1980
gelatin silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]
![Black-and-white photograph of an overgrown tree and sidewalk at night](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Adams_SummerNights-3.jpg?fit=675%2C672&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsUntitled
ca. 1981
gelatin silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.64 cm]
![Black and white photograph of tree amongst buildings and homes at night](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/RA-08-0710.jpg?fit=675%2C672&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsLongmont, Colorado
1980
gelatin silver print, 14 x 11 inches (sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Black and white photograph of trees at night, moving in the wind, with city lights in the far distance.](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/RA-08-0649.jpg?fit=675%2C671&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsUntitled
1981
gelatin silver print, 14 x 11 inches (sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Black-and-white photograph of rock formations and telephone lines at night](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/RA-08-0676.jpg?fit=675%2C676&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsCastle Rock, Colorado
ca. 1980
gelatin silver print, 14 x 11 inches (sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]