The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of May 31, 2026

Worker on a Bridge Cantilever

c. 1960–2000

Sophie Rivera

(American, 1938–2021)
America
gelatin silver print
Image: 22.2 x 35.2 cm (8 3/4 x 13 7/8 in.); Sheet: 27.6 x 35.6 cm (10 7/8 x 14 in.)
Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Whitehill Art Purchase Endowment Fund 2024.149
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

There are a number of above-ground subway stations in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Manhattan.

Description

Sophie Rivera lived near one of the city’s above-ground subway stations and she frequently photographed the men rebuilding the line’s infrastructure. Here she captured a worker mid-leap, echoing the famous and influential idea of a photograph capturing a “decisive moment,” an idea described by French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson.
  • ?–2024
    Estate of Martin Hurwitz, Sophie Rivera Collection, sold to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
    December 9, 2024–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2024.149