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 of an empty street lined with businesses.](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/RA-03-0061-914x900.jpg)
Robert Adams, Alameda Avenue, Denver, 1971
gelatin silver print, 13 x 11 inches (mount) [33 x 27.9 cm]
![A black and white photograph overlooking a small town with mountains and clouds in the distance.](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/RA-03-0081-901x900.jpg)
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.](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Adams_TheNewWest-2-935x900.jpg)
Robert Adams, Clear Creek, near Idaho Springs, 1968-72
gelatin silver print, 13 x 11 inches (mount) [33 x 27.9 cm]
![Black and white photograph of barren intersection with single building on the horizon](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RA-02-1224.jpg)
Robert Adams, Eden, Colorado, 1968
gelatin silver print, 8 x 10 inches (sheet) [20.3 x 25.4 cm]
![A black and white photograph of trees in an open field, with telephone lines running diagonally through the sky.](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/RA-03-0026-975x900.jpg)
Robert Adams, Grazing Land with Pines, near Falcon, Colorado, 1968-72
gelatin silver print, 13 x 11 inches (mount) [33 x 27.9 cm]
![Black and white photograph of a stretch of road with businesses and homes leading to the mountains](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/RA-03-0066b-895x900.jpg)
Robert Adams, Golden, Colorado, 1970 / printed 1972
gelatin silver print, 6 x 6 inches (image & sheet) [15.2 x 15.2 cm]
![A black and white photograph of a lone person digging with mountains in the background.](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/RA-03-0034-998x900.jpg)
Robert Adams, Basement for a tract house, Colorado Springs, 1969
gelatin silver print, 13 x 11 inches (mount) [33 x 27.9 cm]
![A black and white photograph of an empty street lined with businesses.](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/RA-03-0061.jpg?fit=675%2C665&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsAlameda Avenue, Denver
1971
gelatin silver print, 13 x 11 inches (mount) [33 x 27.9 cm]
![A black and white photograph overlooking a small town with mountains and clouds in the distance.](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/RA-03-0081.jpg?fit=675%2C674&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsGolden, 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.](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Adams_TheNewWest-2.jpg?fit=675%2C650&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsClear Creek, near Idaho Springs
1968-72
gelatin silver print, 13 x 11 inches (mount) [33 x 27.9 cm]
![Black and white photograph of barren intersection with single building on the horizon](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RA-02-1224.jpg?fit=675%2C532&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsEden, Colorado
1968
gelatin silver print, 8 x 10 inches (sheet) [20.3 x 25.4 cm]
![A black and white photograph of trees in an open field, with telephone lines running diagonally through the sky.](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/RA-03-0026.jpg?fit=675%2C623&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsGrazing Land with Pines, near Falcon, Colorado
1968-72
gelatin silver print, 13 x 11 inches (mount) [33 x 27.9 cm]
![Black and white photograph of a stretch of road with businesses and homes leading to the mountains](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/RA-03-0066b.jpg?fit=675%2C679&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsGolden, Colorado
1970 / printed 1972
gelatin silver print, 6 x 6 inches (image & sheet) [15.2 x 15.2 cm]
![A black and white photograph of a lone person digging with mountains in the background.](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/RA-03-0034.jpg?fit=675%2C609&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsBasement for a tract house, Colorado Springs
1969
gelatin silver print, 13 x 11 inches (mount) [33 x 27.9 cm]