The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 23, 2025

Barbara Brunell

2003
(American, b. 1960)
Image: 25.2 x 20.3 cm (9 15/16 x 8 in.); Paper: 25.2 x 20.3 cm (9 15/16 x 8 in.)
Location: Not on view

Description

The only female plumber on the staff of Case Western Reserve University in 2003, Brunell had more than a decade of experience as a plumber. In 1991, she graduated from a preapprenticeship program at the Cleveland Organization Hard Hatted Women, which helps women launch themselves into nontraditional careers.
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2017.238