The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of May 30, 2026

A vertically oriented black-and-white photograph depicts an aerial view of the Taj Mahal. In the foreground, a rectangular building with three white domes casts a long shadow toward the right. Beyond, the central marble mausoleum sits on a square platform with four corner minarets. The buildings and platform cast deep shadows across the Yamuna River on the right. Dense trees and flat terrain fill the background.

The Taj Mahal from the Air, Agra, India

1944 (printed later)

Lou Stoumen

(American, 1917–1991)
America
gelatin silver print
Image: 44.5 x 35.4 cm (17 1/2 x 13 15/16 in.); Paper: 50.4 x 40.3 cm (19 13/16 x 15 7/8 in.)
Gift of George Stephanopoulos 2018.377
© Lou Stoumen Archive / Museum of Photographic Arts
Location: Not on view
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