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In the Canal - Cleveland

1920s

Grancel Fitz

(American, 1894–1963)
Culture
America
Medium
gelatin silver print
Measurements
Image: 32 x 23.8 cm (12 5/8 x 9 3/8 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.)
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 1988.187
Copyright
Copyright
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Location
Not on view
Print

Description

Cleveland’s industrial might in the 1920s is captured here in gauzy, impressionist strokes. Fitz transforms the grime and smoke of the canal at work into a subtle tapestry of reflections and shadows. He would eventually abandon this type of pictorial photography for the more precise sensibility required for advertising photography, ultimately becoming a national leader in that field.

In the Canal - Cleveland

1920s

Grancel Fitz

(American, 1894–1963)
America

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