Tarnowski Building, Duluth, Minnesota

1977, printed 1989

Frank Gohlke

Associated Names
Frank Gohlke

Artist, American, born 1942

The image shows a brick building on a corner across a wide street, with a wide expanse of water in the background. The horizon is above the lower half of the image, with a clear sky. The building has clean lines and defined edges, accentuated by lighting and shadows. The color palette is grayscale, adding a timeless quality. Utility wires crisscross above, contributing to the geometric composition. Houses, trees, and parked cars are seen down the street, with a sign showing the number '2N'.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 27.9 × 35.5 cm (11 × 14 in.)
    sheet: 40.6 × 50.6 cm (16 × 19 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.79

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Phillips de Pury & Company, New York); Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Frank Gohlke 1989; by artist, bottom left in graphite: Tarnowski Building - Duluth, Minn. 1977; bottom right: 877-93; by unknown hand, bottom center in graphite: PF95340-222

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