The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 21, 2025

Palermo Dogs

2019

Bruce Gilden

(American, 1946-)
America
inkjet print
Image: 20 x 30 cm (7 7/8 x 11 13/16 in.)
Transfer from Ingalls Library 2021.38
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

Palermo is the capital of Sicily.

Description

In December 2019, 89books invited Bruce Gilden to Palermo, where he spent a week photographing the vendors, the wares, and customers of the Ballaró, the island’s oldest, liveliest, and most picturesque street market. There he captured these two dogs—one relaxing in the sun and the other somewhat menacingly on the prowl. They are photographed with the same sense of intimacy and intrusion with which Gilden depicts his human subjects.
  • 2021
    Ingalls Library, Cleveland, OH
    March 1, 2021
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2021.38