Robert Adams: Turning Back
In images both poetic and frank, Adams explores the effects of forest clearcutting on the American West.
![A black and white photograph of a leafless tree, the trunk in the center, and the branches coming out on all sides](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/RA-18-1415-1-724x900.jpg)
Robert Adams, Sitka Spruce, Cape Blanco State Park, Curry County, Oregon, 1999
gelatin silver print, 14 x 11 inches (sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Black-and-white photograph of a large tree stump against a brightly lit sky](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/RA-18-1470-723x900.jpg)
Robert Adams, A second growth stump on top of a first growth stump, Coos County, Oregon, 1999
gelatin silver print, 14 x 11 inches (sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Black-and-white vertical photograph of broken trees and a line of trees visible on the horizon](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/RA-18-1489-468x900.jpg)
Robert Adams, Clearcut, Warrenton, Oregon, 1999
gelatin silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]
![Black-and-white vertical photograph of a tree with picnic tables beneath it and storm clouds in the sky](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/RA-18-1397-714x900.jpg)
Robert Adams, Near Halfway, Baker County, Oregon, 1999
gelatin silver print, 14 x 11 inches (sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Black-and-white vertical photograph of dense trees and a forest floor](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Adams_TurningBack-7-597x900.jpg)
Robert Adams, Near Halfway, Baker County, Oregon, 1999
gelatin silver print, 14 x 11 inches (sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Black-and-white photograph with grass in the foreground and a line of dense trees in the right portion of the image](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Adams_TurningBack-4.jpg)
Robert Adams, Coos County, Oregon, 2000
gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches (sheet) [27.9 x 35.6 cm]
![Black-and-white photograph of trees at the edge of a road with a telephone pole and telephone wires overhead](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/RA-18-1364-1148x900.jpg)
Robert Adams, Baker County, Oregon, 2000
gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches (sheet) [27.9 x 35.6 cm]
![Four black-and-white vertical photographs showing details of tree trunks](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Adams_TurningBack-8.jpg)
Robert Adams, Harney County, Oregon, 1999-2000
four photogravures, 20 x 16 inches (each sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]
![A black and white photograph of a leafless tree, the trunk in the center, and the branches coming out on all sides](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/RA-18-1415-1.jpg?fit=675%2C839&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsSitka Spruce, Cape Blanco State Park, Curry County, Oregon
1999
gelatin silver print, 14 x 11 inches (sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Black-and-white photograph of a large tree stump against a brightly lit sky](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/RA-18-1470.jpg?fit=675%2C840&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsA second growth stump on top of a first growth stump, Coos County, Oregon
1999
gelatin silver print, 14 x 11 inches (sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Black-and-white vertical photograph of broken trees and a line of trees visible on the horizon](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/RA-18-1489.jpg?fit=675%2C1298&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsClearcut, Warrenton, Oregon
1999
gelatin silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]
![Black-and-white vertical photograph of a tree with picnic tables beneath it and storm clouds in the sky](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/RA-18-1397.jpg?fit=675%2C851&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsNear Halfway, Baker County, Oregon
1999
gelatin silver print, 14 x 11 inches (sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Black-and-white vertical photograph of dense trees and a forest floor](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Adams_TurningBack-7.jpg?fit=675%2C1018&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsNear Halfway, Baker County, Oregon
1999
gelatin silver print, 14 x 11 inches (sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Black-and-white photograph with grass in the foreground and a line of dense trees in the right portion of the image](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Adams_TurningBack-4.jpg?fit=675%2C541&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsCoos County, Oregon
2000
gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches (sheet) [27.9 x 35.6 cm]
![Black-and-white photograph of trees at the edge of a road with a telephone pole and telephone wires overhead](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/RA-18-1364.jpg?fit=675%2C529&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsBaker County, Oregon
2000
gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches (sheet) [27.9 x 35.6 cm]
![Four black-and-white vertical photographs showing details of tree trunks](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Adams_TurningBack-8.jpg?fit=675%2C212&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsHarney County, Oregon
1999-2000
four photogravures, 20 x 16 inches (each sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]