The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of October 19, 2026

A vertically oriented black-and-white photograph depicts Michael DiSalle, a man with a light skin tone in a dark suit, shaking hands with a man with a medium-dark skin tone in a short-sleeved shirt. DiSalle stands on our left. To our far left, a woman with a light skin tone looks on. Men in suits stand on our right. Background banners read "DiSalle" and "-GOVERNOR" beside a large portrait.

Untitled (Michael DiSalle Shaking Hands, DiSalle for Governor)

1955–58

Jimmy Baynes

(American, 1922–2010)
America
gelatin silver print
Paper: 20.3 x 25.4 cm (8 x 10 in.)
Jo Hershey Selden Fund 2023.177
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

In the late 1950s, votes from the Black community were sought at this campaign event by Michael DiSalle, a Democrat running for governor of Ohio.

Description

Michael DiSalle, the son of Italian immigrants, was the Democratic nominee for governor of Ohio in 1956 but lost. In 1958, he ran again and won, serving from 1959 to 1963. He shakes the hand of an as-yet unidentified Black man in this posed photo, probably destined for the man’s wall or for publication in a local newspaper.
  • ?–2023
    (The Keith de Lellis Gallery, New York, NY), sold to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
    December 4, 2023–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2023.177