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Robert Adams — New housing, Boulder County, Colorado
Robert Adams

New housing, Boulder County, Colorado

A stark gelatin silver print by Robert Adams depicting the spread of suburban development across the open landscape of Boulder County, Colorado. Adams captures the tension between the natural terrain and the encroachment of new housing construction, rendered in his characteristically precise and unflinching black-and-white tones. The image reflects Adams' long-standing concern with the transformation of the American West and the environmental and social costs of unchecked growth.

Medium
Gelatin silver print, printed 2003.

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October 1, 2013

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Robert Adams, New housing, Boulder County, Colorado

A stark gelatin silver print by Robert Adams depicting the spread of suburban development across the open landscape of Boulder County, Colorado. Adams captures the tension between the natural terrain and the encroachment of new housing construction, rendered in his characteristically precise and unflinching black-and-white tones. The image reflects Adams' long-standing concern with the transformation of the American West and the environmental and social costs of unchecked growth.

Medium
Gelatin silver print, printed 2003.
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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

20th Century, Landscape Photography, Male Artist, Suburban Sprawl, Documentary Photography, Gelatin Silver Print, American Photographer, New Topographics, American Artist, Social Commentary, Stark Mood, Established Artist, Suburban Development, Neutral Mood, Black and White

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