The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 14, 2026

A vertically oriented, high-contrast black-and-white lithograph depicts a dynamic urban construction scene. Overarching black steel beams and girders cut diagonally from the lower left toward the upper right. Behind this skeletal structure, fragmented buildings with rows of small rectangular windows tilt at various angles. In the upper right, a triangular section contains dense gray hatching. Handwritten text and a signature appear within the off-white margin at the bottom.

Manhattan Construction

1936

Mark Freeman

(American, 1908–2003)
America
lithograph
Gift of Margaret Trenkamp in honor of Charlotte Trenkamp's 90th birthday 1993.183
Location: Not on view
  • “1993 Annual Report.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 81, no. 6 (July 1994): 143–218. Mentioned: p. 166 www.jstor.org
  • {{cite web|title=Manhattan Construction|url=false|author=Mark Freeman|year=1936|access-date=14 July 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1993.183