The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of May 30, 2026

A high-heeled pump shown in profile features a glossy patchwork of multicolored shapes, including orange, blue, white, teal, yellow, red, purple, and light green. These sections are separated by thick black lines across the exterior. A slender black stiletto heel descends from the rear on our right, and the shoe's interior is solid black. The toe points toward our left, centered against a vibrant green field that fills the background.

High Heel

1985

Neil S. Winokur

(American, 1945-)
America
Chromogenic print
Sheet: 21 x 17.1 cm (8 1/4 x 6 3/4 in.)
Gift in Memory of Toby Devan Lewis 2024.101
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

Neil Winokur says that he works in the tradition of Paul Outerbridge, an advertising photographer who was a pioneer of color photography in the 1930s.

Description

This alluring portrait of a high heel is part of a series of forty small photographs of small objects produced by Winokur in 1985. Comprised of mundane objects, the group included a soccer ball, a telephone, dog toys, a hat, a clock, and some dogs. Winokur isolated these subjects against plain, high-key color backdrops, transforming the everyday into the glamorous.
  • ?–2022
    Toby Devan Lewis [1934–2022], Cleveland, OH
    2022–24
    Estate of Toby Lewis, Cleveland, OH
    2024
    Adam Joseph Lewis, Ivy Beth Lewis, and Mark C. Lewis, given to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
    September 9, 2024–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2024.101