Robert Adams

mounted, signed, titled, and dated in pencil on the reverse, framed, 1969 (The New West, p. 41; To Make It Home, pl. 35; Walker Evans & Company, pl. 320)

Acquired from Daniel Wolf, Inc., New York, early 1980s

This early print is in generally excellent condition. On the reverse of the frame there is a Daniel Wolf, New York, label with typed credit, title, and date. This photograph was acquired from Daniel Wolf, Inc., New York, in the early 1980s.
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In his book, To Make It Home: Photographs of the American West, Robert Adams wrote about this photograph,

'The house was identical with others in the development.  I felt the sadness of the figure, but I also loved the light.'