Robert Adams: West from the Columbia

This work focuses on the charged space where the Columbia River meets the Pacific Ocean. The artist writes, “Of all the sacred places on the coast, none is more comforting than where rivers join the sea.”

Black-and-white photograph of the ocean with small waves and a cloudy sky with sunlight shining through the clouds

Two black-and-white photograph. Left photograph shows waves breaking on a rocky shore and a field of grass with a cloudy sky. Right photograph shows field of grass with a cloudy sky.

Black-and-white photograph of a rocky jetty leading to the ocean with water on each side.

Black-and-white photograph of a seashore with small waves and a clear sky

Black-and-white photograph of a beach with scattered clouds on the horizon.

Black-and-white photograph of a wave breaking with scattered clouds in the sky.

Vertical black-and-white photograph of a bleach with clouds overhead

Black-and-white photograph of a wave breaking against a rocky jetty

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Robert Adams: West from the Columbia

Five black-and-white photographs of sunlight reflecting on the ocean — Robert Adams, Southwest from the South Jetty, Clatsop County, Oregon, 1991

five gelatin silver prints, 16 x 20 inches (each sheet) [40.6 x 50.8 cm]

Robert AdamsLooking south from Ecola

1990

gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches (sheet) [27.9 x 35.6 cm]

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Robert AdamsWinter, northwest across dunes and tidal marsh Inside the South Jetty, Clatsop County, Oregon

1990

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Robert AdamsDirectly out the North Jetty, on the Washington coast

1992

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Robert AdamsSouthwest from the South Jetty, Clatsop County, Oregon

1992

gelatin silver print, 14 x 15-1/2 inches (mount) [35.6x 39.4 cm]

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Robert AdamsLow tide. Clatsop Beach, Oregon

1992

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Robert AdamsWinter. Southwest from the South Jetty, Clatsop County, Oregon

1991

gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches (sheet) [27.9 x 35.6 cm]

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Robert AdamsClatsop Beach, Oregon

1992

gelatin-silver print, 15-1/2 x 14 inches (mount) [31.4 x 35.6 cm]

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Robert AdamsSouthwest from the South Jetty, Clatsop County, Oregon

1992

gelatin silver print, 14 x 11 inches (sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]

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Robert AdamsSouthwest from the South Jetty, Clatsop County, Oregon

1991

five gelatin silver prints, 16 x 20 inches (each sheet) [40.6 x 50.8 cm]

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A black and white photograph of an empty street lined with businesses.

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Robert Adams: The New West

In a seminal series of images representing the suburban Southwest, Adams shows the brutal squalor of suburban architecture and its effect on the landscape, as well as the hopeful aspects of nature that are beyond our impact.

A black and white photograph overlooking a small town with mountains and clouds in the distance. — Robert Adams, Golden, Colorado, 1969

gelatin silver print, 13 x 11 inches (mount) [33 x 27.9 cm]

A black and white photograph of a billboard advertising Howard Johnson's against pine trees and a river in the foreground. — Robert Adams, Clear Creek, near Idaho Springs, 1968-72

gelatin silver print, 13 x 11 inches (mount) [33 x 27.9 cm]

A black and white photograph of a bush and a guardrail on a freeway embankment. — Robert Adams, Along Interstate 25, 1970-72

gelatin silver print, 13 x 11 inches (mount) [33 x 27.9 cm]

A black and white photograph of trees in an open field, with telephone lines running diagonally through the sky. — Robert Adams, Grazing Land with Pines, near Falcon, Colorado, 1968-72

gelatin silver print, 13 x 11 inches (mount) [33 x 27.9 cm]

A black and white photograph of an empty gas station with a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in the back ground. — Robert Adams, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1968-71

gelatin silver print, 13 x 11 inches (mount) [33 x 27.9 cm]