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Frank Gohlke

Frank Gohlke

Artist

WA-00027299

Photography

Representation

None documented

10

Institutional Exhibitions

68

Works in Collection

119

Assets Indexed

1

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

70%

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ5486891 ULAN500037192

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Contemporary Photography Reinstallation

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1986

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Variants

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1985–1986

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NEA Twentieth Anniversary

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1985

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Mount St. Helens Photographs: Work in Progress, Photographs by Frank Gohlke

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1983

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American Landscapes

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1981

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Views over America

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979

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Grain Elevators: Photographs by Frank Gohlke

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1978–1979

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Mirrors and Windows: American Photography Since 1960

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1978

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Courthouse

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1977

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Photography for Collectors

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1976

Field Verification (1 fields)

0 cross-verified · 1 single-source

BiographyMoMA· 93%

Source Registry (1)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/2207
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

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Photography

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago

Canonical record

Artworks (68)

Superior Viaduct, Cleveland; View North

1997 · gelatin silver print

Image: 24.2 x 34.4 cm (9 1/2 x 13 9/16 in.); Paper: 27.9 x 35.3 cm (11 x 13 7/8 in.); Matted: 45.1 x 52.7 cm (17 3/4 x 20 3/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Imperial House, Lakewood; View East

1997 · gelatin silver print

Image: 24.4 x 34.2 cm (9 5/8 x 13 7/16 in.); Paper: 27.8 x 35.4 cm (10 15/16 x 13 15/16 in.); Matted: 45.1 x 52.7 cm (17 3/4 x 20 3/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Gordon Park, Cleveland; View Northwest

1997 · gelatin silver print

Image: 24.3 x 34.4 cm (9 9/16 x 13 9/16 in.); Paper: 27.9 x 35.3 cm (11 x 13 7/8 in.); Matted: 45.1 x 52.7 cm (17 3/4 x 20 3/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Breezevale Cove, Rocky River; View North

1997 · gelatin silver print

Image: 34.3 x 34.5 cm (13 1/2 x 13 9/16 in.); Matted: 45.1 x 52.7 cm (17 3/4 x 20 3/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Visitors on the rim of Mount St. Helens; Ten minutes later, Ten minutes later

1990 · Gelatin silver print

Each: 17 3/4 × 22 1/4" (45.1 × 56.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Growth in old clear-cut, replanted sooner after eruption, is more advanced than in surrounding salvage areas

1990 · Gelatin silver print

18 × 22 5/16" (45.7 × 56.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Rockfall inside Mount St. Helens crater

1990 · Gelatin silver print

17 11/16 × 22" (44.9 × 55.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Sudbury River, Ashland, Massachusetts

1989 · Chromogenic print

39 × 52 1/4" (99.1 × 132.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Sotch (a low spot) Full of WIldflowers, Causse Mejean near Aven Armand, France

Sotch (a low spot) Full of WIldflowers, Causse Mejean near Aven Armand, France

1987 · Chromogenic print

14 3/8 × 17 11/16" (36.6 × 45 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

A Patch of Shade near Bonnieux, Provence, France

A Patch of Shade near Bonnieux, Provence, France

1987 · Chromogenic print

14 1/4 × 17 3/4" (36.2 × 45.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Timber Salvage on Ridge at Eastern Limit of Blast Zone-Clear Water Creek Valley, 9.5 miles E. of Mt. St. Helen's, Wash.

Timber Salvage on Ridge at Eastern Limit of Blast Zone-Clear Water Creek Valley, 9.5 miles E. of Mt. St. Helen's, Wash.

1983 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 37.5 × 46.1 cm (14 13/16 × 18 3/16 in.); Paper: 40.6 × 50.5 cm (16 × 19 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Aerial View: Woods, Fields, Houses - Blue Earth County, Minnesota

1983 · Gelatin silver print

Museum of Modern Art

Aerial view: Landslide- Debris Flow and Edge of Spirit Lake-- 4 miles NE of Mt. St. Helens, Washington

1983 · Gelatin silver print

Museum of Modern Art

Mount St. Helens shrouded in its own cloud. From a point six miles northwest of Mount St. Helens

Mount St. Helens shrouded in its own cloud. From a point six miles northwest of Mount St. Helens

1983 · Gelatin silver print

31 3/4 × 39 1/8" (80.6 × 99.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Timber salvage on ridge at eastern limit of blast zone. Clearwater Creek Valley, ten miles northeast of Mount St. Helens

1983 · Gelatin silver print

18 3/16 × 22 3/8" (46.2 × 56.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Inside Mount St. Helens Crater, base of lava dome on the left

1983 · Gelatin silver print

17 5/8 × 22" (44.8 × 55.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

View of Mount St. Helens from Vicinity of Spud Mountain—7 Miles Northwest

View of Mount St. Helens from Vicinity of Spud Mountain—7 Miles Northwest

1982 · Gelatin silver print, artist's proof 4

Image: 80.7 × 102 cm (31 13/16 × 40 3/16 in.); Mount: 93.1 × 113.6 cm (36 5/8 × 44 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Small House - 1306 N 8th Street, Wichita Falls, Texas

1982 · Gelatin silver print

Museum of Modern Art

Aerial view: looking south at Mount St. Helens crater and lava dome, Mount Hood and Mount Jefferson in the distance, airplane in crater

1982 · Gelatin silver print

31 11/16 × 39 1/8" (80.5 × 99.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Aerial view: clear-cuts and logging roads. Vicinity of Mount St. Helens

1982 · Gelatin silver print

18 1/8 × 22 5/16" (46 × 56.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Charred stumps after timber salvage and burning of slash. Fourteen miles northwest of Mount St. Helens

1982 · Gelatin silver print

22 1/4 × 17 3/8" (56.5 × 44.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Aerial view: ash-covered snow, snow-covered ash. East flank of Mount St. Helens

Aerial view: ash-covered snow, snow-covered ash. East flank of Mount St. Helens

1982 · Gelatin silver print

17 3/4 × 21 7/8" (45.1 × 55.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Benny Brown House, Wichita Falls, Texas

Benny Brown House, Wichita Falls, Texas

1982 · Gelatin silver print

12 3/4 × 10 3/16" (32.3 × 25.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Members of the Taylor and Mercer Families. 1503 Burnett Street, Wichita Falls, Texas

1982 · Gelatin silver print

10 3/16 × 12 11/16" (25.9 × 32.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (3)

68 published of 117 catalogued · 57 with image

MoMA
49 publishedof 98 catalogued44 img
Art Institute Chicago
13 published13 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
6 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 6)

6 entries · 1 sources

Area Clear Cut Prior to 1980 Eruption Surrounded by Downed Trees - Clearwater Creek Valley - 9 Miles East of Mount St. Helens, Washington
1981 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Superior Viaduct, Cleveland; View North
1997 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Gordon Park, Cleveland; View Northwest
1997 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Landscape - Grain Elevators and Lightning Flash, Lamesa, Texas
1975 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Breezevale Cove, Rocky River; View North
1997 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Imperial House, Lakewood; View East
1997 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Record

Images

Parker County Court House, Weatherford, TX (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Parker County Court House, Weatherford, TX (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

2

Collections2

Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago