Mark Nohl Photograph Collection

Collection

Identifier: PAAC-0111

Scope and Contents

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This collection consists primarily of Mark Nohl’s 35mm and 4 x 5-inch color slides and transparencies, most of which were taken during Nohl’s tenure as staff photographer for the New Mexico Department of Tourism and New Mexico Magazine. These photographs include portraits of Native American artists at work; object photography of artworks by many of those same artists; portraits of New Mexican scholars and writers; and various New Mexico landscapes and places, including Native American pueblos and reservations; cities and towns; and national and state parks and monuments. Many of these images probably appeared in published editions of the magazine. The collection also includes additional work for hire outside of his position, as well as images compiled for publication in two books, The Allure of Turquoise and Mark Nohl: Photographs of New Mexico. In addition to photographic transparencies, this collection also contains some 35mm and 4 x 5-inch black-and-white negatives and a small number of black-and-white prints and color Polaroid prints.

Dates

Creation: 1973 - 1998

Creator

Nohl, Mark, 1950- (Photographer, Person)

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to researchers on an appointment basis. Contact the Photo Archivist to request to view original material.

Copy Restrictions

User responsible for all copyright compliance. Permission to publish must be obtained from Photo Archives. Form to request permission available at: https://www.nmhistorymuseum.org/collections/photo-archives/order-photos

Biographical Information

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Mark Nohl was born on July 15, 1950 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. In 1973, Nohl graduated from the University of New Mexico with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography and a minor in Spanish. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Nohl completed additional coursework at the Nikon School of Photography, the University of Albuquerque Audio Visual Workshops, and the Advanced Commercial Photography Program at the Winona School of Photography. From 1973 to 1998, Nohl worked for the New Mexico Department of Economic Development and Tourism as an Information Specialist and as staff photographer for New Mexico Magazine, where he specialized in photographing New Mexico’s natural landscapes. In addition to his work for the State of New Mexico, Nohl served as an instructor in landscape photography for the Santa Fe Photographic Workshops from 1990 to 2000. He also worked as a freelance commercial photographer for various advertising agencies, private galleries, and publications, including Cristof’s Gallery and Fenn Galleries of Santa Fe; Great Scott Advertising of New York; Rick Johnson Advertising of Albuquerque; CDM World Corporation; Barker Realty; and William Field Design.

Nohl’s photographs have appeared in numerous state and national exhibitions and competitions, including at the Museum of New Mexico; Santa Fe Festival of the Arts; Roswell Museum; The Governor’s Gallery, Santa Fe; Maine Photographic Workshops Annual Exhibit, Soho, New York, where he won best in show in color photography; The Artists Gallery, Santa Fe; Vision Gallery, San Francisco; Millicent Rogers Museum, Taos; Los Angeles Olympic Conference Center; Clayton Hunter International, Tucson; and Andrew Smith Gallery. His work has appeared in numerous publications, including The New York Times; American Craft; American Heritage; London Telegraph; National Geographic Traveler; The Santa Fean; Sunset; and Time. Nohl’s photographs have also appeared in several published books, including The Allure of Turquoise in 1996, and Mark Nohl: Photographs of New Mexico in 1997. He currently resides in Santa Fe.

Extent

4 Boxes (4 record cartons)

1 Binder

Language of Materials

English

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Additional Description

Related Materials

For more photographs taken by Mark Nohl for the New Mexico Department of Economic Development and Tourism and New Mexico Magazine see the New Mexico Magazine Collection (PAAC-0052).