The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 13, 2025

Storm Trooper

2020

Bryan Clark

(American, b. 1995)
America
inkjet print
Image: 35.5 x 53.3 cm (14 x 21 in.); Paper: 45.6 x 60.9 cm (17 15/16 x 24 in.)
Gift of Meredith and Michael Weil in honor of Thomasine Clark's dedication and service to the Cleveland Museum of Art 2021.112
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

The artist said that this image “reveals a powerful moment for me as a Black man.”

Description

Cleveland native Bryan Clark was photographing peaceful Black Lives Matter demonstrations that turned violent on May 30, 2020. This photograph captures, recalled the artist, “the chaotic moment when protesters outside the Justice Center threw tear gas canisters back at the officers. . . . I see [here] so many people united and protecting each other while also standing up for those that we’ve lost who can no longer stand up for themselves.”
  • 2020
    Bryan Clark (the artist) [1995-], Cleveland, OH
    2020-21
    (Foothill Galleries, Cleveland, OH)
    June 7, 2021
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • A ’20-’21 Show of Talent. Foothill Galleries, Cleveland Heights, OH (?-March 14, 2021).
  • {{cite web|title=Storm Trooper|url=false|author=Bryan Clark|year=2020|access-date=13 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2021.112