Aftermath, the Wichita Falls, Texas, Tornado No. 10a,b
Series TitleAftermath, 1979-1980
Artist
Frank Gohlke
(American, born 1942)
Date1979-1980
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage (a,1): 14 5/16 × 17 5/8 inches (36.35 × 44.77 cm)
Sheet (a,1): 16 × 19 7/8 inches (40.64 × 50.48 cm)
Image (b,2): 14 1/4 × 17 1/2 inches (36.2 × 44.45 cm)
Sheet (b,2): 16 × 19 7/8 inches (40.64 × 50.48 cm)
Sheet (a,1): 16 × 19 7/8 inches (40.64 × 50.48 cm)
Image (b,2): 14 1/4 × 17 1/2 inches (36.2 × 44.45 cm)
Sheet (b,2): 16 × 19 7/8 inches (40.64 × 50.48 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2017.54.7.1,2
Signeda) Signed and dated on sheet verso, lower right corner, in pencil: “Frank Gohlke 1981”
b) Signed and dated on sheet verso, lower right corner, in pencil: “Frank Gohlke 1981”
Inscribeda) Titled, dated, and editioned on sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: “Aftermath: The Wichita Falls Tornado, #10A – Maplewood Avenue near Sikes Senter Mall, Looking Northeast, April 14, 1979 A.P.”
b) Titled, dated, and editioned on sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: “Aftermath, #10B _ June, 1980 A.P.”
Markingsa) Print notations on sheet verso, top, in pencil: “0-30 -70 f16 / [diagram] 21 +3 / 3”;
On sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: “Id 88.180”, “479-29”, “GOH0188”.
b) On sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: “Id 88.181”, “680-55”.
Edition/State/ProofA.P.
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionDiptych.a) Image of damaged light pole and “One Way” sign; two mangled cars appear in the background – one of which has a streetlight through its windshield.
b) Image of “One Way” street sign at curb with power lines above; flat landscape with tufts of weeds leading to single story buildings in background.Provenance
The Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2017;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.
Copyright© Frank Gohlke
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