The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of August 18, 2026

A horizontally oriented black-and-white photograph depicts two men with light skin tones walking toward our right. On our left, a man wears a newsboy cap and dark cardigan, holding his hand to his face. Beside him, another man wears a fedora and light-colored shirt. Behind them, a storefront window displays a white urn and text reading "CEMETERY MEMORIALS." A dark staircase recedes into shadows between the two figures.

Street Scene in Urbana, Ohio

1938

Ben Shahn

(American, 1898–1969)
America
gelatin silver print
Image: 16.4 x 24.1 cm (6 7/16 x 9 1/2 in.); Paper: 20.5 x 25.4 cm (8 1/16 x 10 in.)
Gift of Samuel J. Lehr 2016.558
© Estate of Ben Shahn / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
Location: Not on view
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2016.558