Frank Bowling

His work is associated with Color Field.

He was employed by Camberwell College of Arts. He belonged to Royal Academy of Arts. He worked at London, Boston, New Brunswick and New York City.

Frank Bowling received Guggenheim Fellowship, Officer of the Order of the British Empire and Knight Bachelor. Work by Frank Bowling is held by Museum of Modern Art, Tate, Metropolitan Museum of Art and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

What the record establishes about Frank Bowling.

A woman is standing in a kitchen with her arm around a child, a baby is sitting at the table with a bowl. Etching by C.A. Waltner after Frank Holl. is catalogued and held by Wellcome Collection. M0011341EA: Grave of twins uncovered during the archaeological excavations at Jebel Moya with the spouted vessels and bowl found there is dated 1950 and held by Wellcome Collection. Two puppies are playing next to their bowl; vignettes show christmas paraphernalia, e.g. mistletoe. Etching by F. Paton. is catalogued and held by Wellcome Collection. The boiling and testing of opium by Chinese men watched by a European man. Wood-engraving by F. Dadd, c. 1880. is dated [c. 1880] and held by Wellcome Collection. Clover, Joseph Thomas (1825-1882) and Buxton, Dudley Wilmot (1855-1931), anaesthetists is dated 1862-1912 and held by Wellcome Collection. Frank Bowling is recorded as having received Guggenheim Fellowship, Officer of the Order of the British Empire and Knight Bachelor.

Fishes, Wishes and Star Apple Blue is dated 1992 and held by Saint Louis Art Museum (inventory 187:2017). According to Keitur Falls is dated 1974 and held by Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 1980.574.1). Elder Sun Benjamin is catalogued and held by San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (inventory 2019.91). Dan Johnson's Surprise is dated 1969 and held by Whitney Museum of American Art (inventory 70.14). Barticaflats Even Time is dated 1980 and held by Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 1981.509). Giving Birth Astride a Grave is dated 1973 and held by Museum of Modern Art (inventory 128.1974).

Advice and Concent is dated 1972 and held by Whitney Museum of American Art (inventory 73.10). Looking West Again is dated 2020 and held by Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 2022.168). Night Journey is dated 1969 and held by Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 2011.590.2). Clem's No. I is dated 1972 and held by Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 1980.574.2). False Start is dated 1970 and held by Minneapolis Institute of Art (inventory 2018.56). Two Blues, The Terminal Illness is dated 1973 and held by Q2148186 (inventory 74.018).

Passing is dated 2011 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 2023.2844). Marcia H Travels is dated 1970 and held by Dallas Museum of Art (inventory 2014.53). Suncrush is dated 1976 and held by Museum of Fine Arts Boston (inventory 1976.781). San Francisco Museum of Modern Art records 1 object associated with this heading. Who’s Afraid of Barney Newman is dated 1968 and held by Tate (inventory T12244).

What Frank Bowling produced.

The Art Institute of Chicago catalogues 1 work under this heading. Wikidata Query Service catalogues 17 works under this heading. Wellcome Collection catalogues 6 works under this heading. Open Library catalogues 10 works under this heading.

The identifiers under which Frank Bowling may be traced in institutional catalogues.

Frank Bowling is established in the international name authorities as Wikidata Q1264049.

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 13 named public collections.

Metropolitan Museum of Art: 5 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Tate: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Whitney Museum of American Art: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Museum of Modern Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Museum of Fine Arts Boston: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Q2148186: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Saint Louis Art Museum: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Dallas Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Minneapolis Institute of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 5 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 21 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

7 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Bowling, Frank, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Bowling, Frank, African American Studies Center, 2013. Bowling, Frank, (born 29 Feb. 1936), artist, Who's Who, 2007. Bowling, (Richard Sheridan Patrick Michael Aloysius) Frank(lin), Oxford Art Online, 2023. In-shoe plantar shear stress sensor design, calibration and evaluation for the diabetic foot., PLoS ONE, 2024. Family Matters: A Closer Look at Frank Bowling’s Middle Passage Paintings, British Art Studies, 2025. In-shoe plantar temperature, normal and shear stress relationships during gait and rest periods for people living with and without diabetes, Scientific Reports, 2025.

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 8 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

This article draws on 8 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 8 means 8 genuinely separate publishers of record. 12 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Frank Bowling studied at Royal College of Art and City and Guilds of London Art School. the recorded working language is English.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are abstract art. The authority associates the name with Color Field.

Places of work recorded in the authority are London, Boston and New Brunswick. Residence is recorded at London and New York City. Employment is recorded with Camberwell College of Arts. Membership is recorded of Royal Academy of Arts.

Works named in the authority record are Giving Birth Astride a Grave.

Work by Frank Bowling is recorded in the collections of Museum of Modern Art, Tate, Metropolitan Museum of Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and Whitney Museum of American Art.

Distinctions recorded are Guggenheim Fellowship, Officer of the Order of the British Empire and Knight Bachelor.