The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 21, 2025

Print of black ink falling down in a loose column on white paper. Each word is staggered on its own wobbly line in rounded, undulating letters, creating movement from one letter to the next in the sentence, "i dreamed The Dream and now that dream is gone from me." The text is mostly in lower case and light grey except the capitalized words "The Dream" which stand out in a darker grey shade.

The Bad Air Smelled of Roses: I dreamed The Dream and now that dream is gone from me.

2004-ongoing

Carl Pope Jr.

(American, b. 1961)

the artist at York Show Print, York, Alabama

America
letterpress poster
Sheet: 48.3 x 35.6 cm (19 x 14 in.)
Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Whitehill Art Purchase Endowment Fund and gift of David Lusenhop in honor of the artist 2018.33.34
Location: Not on view
  • Who RU2 Day: Mass Media and the Fine Art Print. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 18, 2018-March 24, 2019).
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2018.33.34