The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 24, 2025

The only way to learn anything in photography is by making lots of mistakes. It's a painful education. Photography's a wonderful hobby but a very difficult business

1976
(American, b. 1938)
Image: 20.5 x 16.2 cm (8 1/16 x 6 3/8 in.); Paper: 25.1 x 20.2 cm (9 7/8 x 7 15/16 in.)
Location: Not on view
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