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Bob Thall

Bob Thall

Artist

WA-00029737

Photography

Representation

None documented

1

Institutional Exhibitions

196

Works in Collection

205

Assets Indexed

1

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0

Publications Referenced

70%

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ4934169 ULAN500037069

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Courthouse

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1977

Field Verification (1 fields)

1 cross-verified · 0 single-source

BiographyMoMA· 93%✓

Source Registry (1)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/5843
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

Bob Thall is an American photographer born in 1948 who documents the vernacular landscape of the American Midwest and urban periphery. Working primarily in color, his photographs frame overlooked architectural details, signage, and industrial remnants with a formal precision that reveals unexpected beauty in ordinary commercial and residential environments. His work engages with postwar American expansion and the visual residue of mid-century development.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 29d ago

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Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern ArtNew York

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Artworks (196)

Near Montrose Avenue

Near Montrose Avenue

2003 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 34.4 × 43 cm (13 9/16 × 16 15/16 in.); Paper: 40.4 × 50.5 cm (15 15/16 × 19 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Near Touhy Avenue

Near Touhy Avenue

2003 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 34.3 × 43 cm (13 9/16 × 16 15/16 in.); Paper: 40.4 × 50.4 cm (15 15/16 × 19 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Near 14th Street

Near 14th Street

2003 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 34.3 × 40.5 cm (13 9/16 × 16 in.); Paper: 42.9 × 50.4 cm (16 15/16 × 19 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Foster Pier

2001 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 34.4 × 43 cm (13 9/16 × 16 15/16 in.); Paper: 40.5 × 50.4 cm (16 × 19 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Near Thorndale Avenue

Near Thorndale Avenue

2001 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 34.5 × 43 cm (13 5/8 × 16 15/16 in.); Paper: 40.6 × 50.4 cm (16 × 19 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Near Erie Street

Near Erie Street

2000 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 34.3 × 42.9 cm (13 9/16 × 16 15/16 in.); Paper: 40.4 × 50.5 cm (15 15/16 × 19 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Near Montrose Avenue

Near Montrose Avenue

2000 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 34.5 × 43 cm (13 5/8 × 16 15/16 in.); Paper: 40.6 × 50.5 cm (16 × 19 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Near Lawrence Avenue

Near Lawrence Avenue

2000 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 34.4 × 43 cm (13 9/16 × 16 15/16 in.); Paper: 40.5 × 50.5 cm (16 × 19 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Near Columbia Avenue

Near Columbia Avenue

2000 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 34.4 × 43 cm (13 9/16 × 16 15/16 in.); Paper: 40.5 × 50.4 cm (16 × 19 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Near Pratt Boulevard

Near Pratt Boulevard

2000 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 34.4 × 43 cm (13 9/16 × 16 15/16 in.); Paper: 40.5 × 50.4 cm (16 × 19 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sherwin Avenue

2000 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 34.3 × 43 cm (13 9/16 × 16 15/16 in.); Paper: 40.5 × 50.4 cm (16 × 19 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Near 73rd Street

Near 73rd Street

2000 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 34.3 × 43 cm (13 9/16 × 16 15/16 in.); Paper: 40.6 × 50.4 cm (16 × 19 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Near Touhy Avenue

Near Touhy Avenue

2000 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 34.3 × 42.9 cm (13 9/16 × 16 15/16 in.); Paper: 40.4 × 50.3 cm (15 15/16 × 19 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Montrose Harbor

Montrose Harbor

2000 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 34.5 × 43 cm (13 5/8 × 16 15/16 in.); Paper: 40.5 × 50.4 cm (16 × 19 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Near Foster Avenue

Near Foster Avenue

2000 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 34.4 × 43 cm (13 9/16 × 16 15/16 in.); Paper: 40.6 × 50.4 cm (16 × 19 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Montrose Pier

2000 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 34.3 × 43 cm (13 9/16 × 16 15/16 in.); Paper: 40.5 × 50.5 cm (16 × 19 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Near Montrose Avenue

Near Montrose Avenue

2000 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 34.3 × 42.9 cm (13 9/16 × 16 15/16 in.); Paper: 40.4 × 50.4 cm (15 15/16 × 19 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Near Addison Street

Near Addison Street

2000 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 34.3 × 43 cm (13 9/16 × 16 15/16 in.); Paper: 40.5 × 50.4 cm (16 × 19 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Near Montrose Avenue

Near Montrose Avenue

2000 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 34.5 × 43 cm (13 5/8 × 16 15/16 in.); Paper: 40.4 × 50.5 cm (15 15/16 × 19 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Between Michigan Avenue and Wabash Avenue; Vicinity of Randolph Street

Between Michigan Avenue and Wabash Avenue; Vicinity of Randolph Street

1998 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 34.4 × 43 cm (13 9/16 × 16 15/16 in.); Paper: 40.5 × 50.5 cm (16 × 19 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Between Madison Avenue and Washington Street; Vicinity of LaSalle Street

Between Madison Avenue and Washington Street; Vicinity of LaSalle Street

1998 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 42.9 × 34.5 cm (16 15/16 × 13 5/8 in.); Paper: 50.5 × 40.6 cm (19 15/16 × 16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Between Wabash Avenue and State Street; vicinity of Adams Street

Between Wabash Avenue and State Street; vicinity of Adams Street

1998 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 34.4 × 42.9 cm (13 9/16 × 16 15/16 in.); Paper: 40.5 × 50.5 cm (16 × 19 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Between Madison Avenue and Monroe Street; vicinity of LaSalle Street

Between Madison Avenue and Monroe Street; vicinity of LaSalle Street

1998 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 43 × 34.4 cm (16 15/16 × 13 9/16 in.); Paper: 50.5 × 40.5 cm (19 15/16 × 16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Between Wells Street and Franklin Street; vicinity of Washington Street

Between Wells Street and Franklin Street; vicinity of Washington Street

1998 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 34.3 × 43 cm (13 9/16 × 16 15/16 in.); Paper: 40.5 × 50.4 cm (16 × 19 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (2)

196 published of 203 catalogued · 203 with image

Art Institute Chicago
189 published189 img
MoMA
7 publishedof 14 catalogued14 img

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Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

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Collections2

Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern Art

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

Record

Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition Courthouse

New York · 1977