The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 29, 2024

Early Traffic

Early Traffic

1933
(American, 1904–1982)
Image: 17.4 x 20.5 cm (6 7/8 x 8 1/16 in.); Matted: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.)
Location: not on view

Description

The Terminal Tower, seen in the background of Schreiber’s image, was an apt symbol for a city on the rise when it opened in 1928 as the second-tallest building in the world. But the Depression hit Ohio hard. In 1933, 67% of construction workers in Ohio were unemployed, as were 50% of Cleveland’s industrial workforce.
  • Robinson, William H., et. al. Transformations in Cleveland Art, 1796-1946: Community and Diversity in Early Modern America. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1996. Reproduced: p.121; Mentioned: p. 120,
  • From Riches to Rags: American Photography in the Depression. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 13-December 31, 2017).
    Gallery One - 1G: May 16, 2016-October 17, 2016
    Burchfield to Schreckengost: Cleveland Art of the Jazz Age. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 28-July 18, 2004).
    Industry and Photography: Selections from the Permanent Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 16, 1997-March 1, 1998).
    Transformations in Cleveland Art, 1796-1946. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 19-July 21, 1996).
  • {{cite web|title=Early Traffic|url=false|author=Lawrence Schreiber|year=1933|access-date=29 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1996.407