The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 8, 2026

A horizontally oriented black-and-white photograph depicts a white pickup truck slanted diagonally, its rear hoisted atop a dark car. An American flag drapes from the cab window. Large, hand-painted letters on the truck read "WE R" and, below that, "ALIVE." Tangled vegetation and deep shadows envelop the vehicles in front of a brick structure. High contrast defines the jagged wreckage and surrounding debris.

We R Alive, Chalmette, Louisiana

2005

Debbie Fleming Caffery

(American, 1948-)
America
gelatin silver print
Image: 44 x 56.9 cm (17 5/16 x 22 3/8 in.); Paper: 50.4 x 60.7 cm (19 13/16 x 23 7/8 in.); Matted: 76.2 x 81.3 cm (30 x 32 in.)
Gift of Paul and Kelly Fleming in honor of the Artist 2008.45
Location: Not on view
  • Artist; Robert Koch Gallery, San Francisco; Cleveland Museum of Art
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2008.45