The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of June 12, 2026

A vertically oriented black and white gelatin silver print depicts two guards with light skin tones standing between rows of metal X-shaped obstacles and a tall concrete wall. Centered, one guard faces our left while looking through binoculars. Behind the wall, a multi-story apartment building with numerous windows fills the background. Two tall street lamps rise vertically, flanking the guards. A blurred concrete ledge runs along the lower foreground under natural light.

Berlin Wall Patrol Guards Looking Through Binoculars

c. 1975–89

Flip Schulke

(American, 1930–2008)
America
Gelatin silver print
Paper: 30.5 x 20.4 cm (12 x 8 1/16 in.)
Gift of George Stephanopoulos 2015.342
Location: Not on view
  • George Stephanopoulos, New York, NY
    December 7, 2015
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • {{cite web|title=Berlin Wall Patrol Guards Looking Through Binoculars|url=false|author=Flip Schulke|year=c. 1975–89|access-date=12 June 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2015.342