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Burning Oil Sludge North of Denver, Colorado
Creator
Robert AdamsAmerican Photographer · 1937–present
All works by this person →Robert Adams has photographed the landscape of the American West for more than forty years, particularly in California, Colorado and Oregon. His vision is inspired by his joy in nature's inherent beauty, yet tempered by his dismay at its exploitation and degradation. Adams uses photography to express his love for the landscape and to understand how urban and industrial growth have changed it, all
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- 1973
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Culture
- American
- Department
- Photographs
- Institution
- Getty Museum
One day in the winter of 1973 Robert Adams was drawn to a plume of smoke he saw in the distance as he drove north from Denver. The deep black of the noxious cloud and its graceful billowing provided an unexpected beauty against the snow-covered landscape. Adams deepened this contrast by including the front range of the Colorado Rockies in the distance and the oil derrick only yards from a stately tree. <br
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