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Collection Online as of December 24, 2025

Over the Barricade

1916

Boardman Robinson

(American, born Canada, 1876–1952)
America
black wash and black crayon with graphite, heightened with white gouache
Sheet: 56.1 x 42.9 cm (22 1/16 x 16 7/8 in.)
Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection 1948.2481
Location: Not on view

Description

Boardman Robinson's cartoons were startling to his contemporaries both because of his bold use of brush and ink (rather than fine penwork) and because of his radical social views. He produced this dramatic drawing of revolutionaries at the barricades shortly after returning from a trip through Eastern Europe with the famous American leftist journalist, John Reed (1887–1920).
  • American Drawings from the Permanent Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 19-July 12, 1998).
    Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; 4/19/98 - 7/12/98. "American Drawings from the Permanent Collection."
    Directions in Drawing: 1750-1988. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 2-August 4, 1991).
  • {{cite web|title=Over the Barricade|url=false|author=Boardman Robinson|year=1916|access-date=24 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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