The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 8, 2026

A horizontally oriented black-and-white photograph depicts a city across a frozen body of water textured with mottled circular patterns. A small building sits on the snowy shoreline at the left. Beyond a road, dense urban blocks recede toward the horizon, featuring a prominent multi-story white building centrally positioned near a construction site. Scattered clouds fill the sky above the distant cityscape.

View of Cambridge from Boston University

1975

Nicholas Nixon

(American, 1947-)
America
gelatin silver print
Image: 19.6 x 24.6 cm (7 11/16 x 9 11/16 in.); Paper: 20.3 x 25.2 cm (8 x 9 15/16 in.); Matted: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.)
Gift of Robert Adams 2004.156
Location: Not on view
  • {{cite web|title=View of Cambridge from Boston University|url=false|author=Nicholas Nixon|year=1975|access-date=08 July 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2004.156