The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of June 9, 2026

A vertically oriented print in black ink on cream paper overlooks a harbor. Frenetic strokes suggest a dense grid of buildings and tiny, scribbled figures in the streets below. A tall, ornate skyscraper with twin peaked roofs dominates the center. Beyond, gestural lines form steamships on the wide river, while dark plumes of smoke rise from industrial chimneys along the distant horizon. A signature marks the bottom center.

The West Street Building, from the Singer Building

1908

Joseph Pennell

(American, 1857–1926)
America
etching and aquatint
Bequest of James Parmelee 1940.778
Catalogue raisonné: Wuerth 491
Location: Not on view
  • The Grand Tour. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 15, 1985-February 2, 1986).
  • {{cite web|title=The West Street Building, from the Singer Building|url=false|author=Joseph Pennell|year=1908|access-date=09 June 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1940.778