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A black and white landscape scene. In the foreground, a few sparse bushes on barren earth underneath a clear sky. In the midground, an endless sea of houses and buildings extend to the sides of the photograph and to the low mountains in the background.
New Subdivisions, Arvada
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

New Subdivisions, Arvada

Artist Robert Adams (American, born 1937)
Date1968-1972
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensionsimage: 5 3/4 x 6 in. (14.6 x 15.2 cm)
sheet: 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
frame: 16 13/16 x 16 13/16 in. (42.7 x 42.7 cm)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineMuseum purchase, gift of Michael A. Singer
Object number2002.13
Visual DescriptionA black and white landscape scene. In the foreground, a few sparse bushes on barren earth underneath a clear sky. In the midground, an endless sea of houses and buildings extend to the sides of the photograph and to the low mountains in the background.
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