The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 20, 2025

Tuareg: One hour before the photograph they were posed in this way, in front of their tent. One hour later, in total darkness, they had not moved, like nomads springing out of nowhere, immobile in the mid-day sun, along the desert trails, waiting for the passage of some random caravan which they could join. Southern Sarhara

1951
Image: 14.1 x 11.8 cm (5 9/16 x 4 5/8 in.); Paper: 17.9 x 12.9 cm (7 1/16 x 5 1/16 in.)
Location: Not on view
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2018.560