The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 8, 2026

A horizontally oriented pencil drawing depicts a sketchy porch scene of people gathered outside. To our left, a man with light skin tone in a brimmed hat leans against a post and smokes. In the center, figures gather, including one reaching toward an overhead sign. To our right, another man with light skin tone sits in a chair near a sign reading "SEA FOODS." An automobile is visible in the far left background.

Scene on the Porch of a Cafe (verso)

1938

Thomas Hart Benton

(American, 1889–1975)
America
pencil
Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland 1940.36.b
Art © T.H. Benton and R.P. Benton Testamentary Trusts/UMB Bank Trustee/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY
Location: Not on view
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