The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of June 15, 2026

A horizontally oriented black-and-white lithograph depicts a view of a city skyline framed by the dark structure of an elevated railway. From the upper right, a curved track sweeps toward the center. Tall skyscrapers with grid-like windows rise in the middle ground, surrounded by billowing white smoke. The foreground and the overhanging railway structure are cast entirely in shadow, creating high contrast against a dark, cloudy sky.

Second Avenue El

1933

Mark Freeman

(American, 1908–2003)
America
lithograph
Sheet: 32.4 x 47.3 cm (12 3/4 x 18 5/8 in.); Image: 25.7 x 36.2 cm (10 1/8 x 14 1/4 in.); Matted: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1999.99
Location: Not on view
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1999.99