The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 19, 2025
Portrait of Carl Stokes visiting rundown neighborhood
c. 1978
Image: 16.5 x 21.6 cm (6 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.)
Location: Not on view
Did You Know?
Carl Stokes, Cleveland’s mayor from 1968 to 1971, was the first Black mayor of any major American city.Description
Carl Stokes (1927–1996) was born in Cleveland and raised in the city’s first federally funded housing project for the poor. After completing his term as mayor of Cleveland, Stokes became a New York-based correspondent for NBC News. He is seen here in the process of taping a news special on “Violence in America.”- {{cite web|title=Portrait of Carl Stokes visiting rundown neighborhood|url=false|author=|year=c. 1978|access-date=19 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2021.219