The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of May 31, 2026

A horizontal black-and-white photograph captures a man with light skin tone from behind, his figure anchoring the lower-left foreground. He gestures toward a vast sea of faces filling a square. Centrally, a tiered monument topped with an eagle rises from the crowd. To the right, film cameras and tables cluster near a prominent American flag. Behind the multitude, gabled houses and mature trees form a horizon beneath a pale sky.

Richard Nixon on Campaign, Speaking to a Large Crowd, Oregon

1960

Cornell Capa

(American, 1918–2008)
America
gelatin silver print
Image: 20.1 x 29.6 cm (7 15/16 x 11 5/8 in.); Paper: 20.1 x 29.6 cm (7 15/16 x 11 5/8 in.)
Gift of George Stephanopoulos 2014.573
Location: Not on view
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2014.573