Frank W. Gohlke
Housing Development South of Ft. Worth, Texas

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Artist Frank W. Gohlke (American, born 1942)American, born 1942

CultureAmerican

Titles

Housing Development South of Ft. Worth, Texas
from the series American Images

Date1978

PlaceFort Worth, Texas, United States

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage: 14 1/8 × 17 5/16 in. (35.9 × 44 cm)
Sheet: 15 15/16 × 19 7/8 in. (40.5 × 50.5 cm)

Credit LineGift of AT&T

Object number82.332

Not on view

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Department

Photography

Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

DescriptionTract
houses and sidewalks spread across the horizon in this recently constructed
housing development located in suburban Fort Worth where freshly planted trees
suggest a newly cultivated and domesticated landscape. People are rarely seen
in Frank Gohlke’s photographs, but their presence is undeniable. Through his
simply composed images, Gohlke draws attention to everyday built environments,
such as residential neighborhoods and industrial parks that often go unnoticed.
Gohlke’s photographs were included in the groundbreaking 1975 exhibition New Topographics: Photographs of a
Man-Altered Landscape, which featured straightforward, non-idealized images
of nature transformed for human use.
ProvenanceAT&T, Piscataway, New Jersey; given to MFAH, 1982.
Exhibition History"Always Greener: Seeing and Seeking Suburbia—Selections from the Museum’s Collection," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 21, 2018–February 3, 2019.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

verso bottom left in pencil " Housing Development- South of Ft. Worth, Texas 1978 "
bottom center "159A "
bottom right below signature " 1078-37 "
top left " 0-10-70 +22 "

verso bottom right in pencil " Frank W. Gohlke 1979 "

verso bottom left corner in pencil a drawing of a star

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