The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 14, 2025
New York Street Scene
1911
(American, 1886–1981)
Image: 8.7 x 11 cm (3 7/16 x 4 5/16 in.); Paper: 8.7 x 11 cm (3 7/16 x 4 5/16 in.); Primary mount: 9.2 x 11.6 cm (3 5/8 x 4 9/16 in.); Secondary mount: 10.5 x 12.7 cm (4 1/8 x 5 in.)
Location: Not on view
Did You Know?
This elevated train station on the Sixth Avenue Line was demolished in 1939, replaced by an underground line.Description
A successful photographer, Struss was also an inventor and entrepeneur. He developed and manufactured the Struss pictorial lens, which allowed focus to be varied from a soft atmospheric quality to sharp focus. It may not be coincidental that this foggy cityscape evokes a film noir mood. Moving to Hollywood after World War I, Struss became an innovative cinematographer and won the first Academy Award given for that profession.- Thomas A. and Diann G. Mann, Palm Beach Gardens, FLMarch 4, 2019the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Christie, Manson & Woods International Inc. An American Journey: The Diann G. and Thomas A. Mann Collection of Photographic Masterworks. 2018.
- {{cite web|title=New York Street Scene|url=false|author=Karl F. Struss|year=1911|access-date=14 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2019.29