The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of November 2, 2026

The Source

2005

Robert ParkeHarrison

(American, 1968-)

and Shana ParkeHarrison

(American, 1964-)
America
photogravure
Image: 56.5 x 47.6 cm (22 1/4 x 18 3/4 in.); Paper: 69.8 x 58.4 cm (27 1/2 x 23 in.)
Gift of Catherine Edelman 2024.163
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

This image is a staged scene created by the artists to dramatize the damage humans have done to the earth.

Description

Since the 1990s, husband-and-wife team Robert ParkeHarrison and Shana ParkeHarrison have created photographic tableaux that address our responsibility for healing the harm that humans have inflicted on planet Earth. “Our photographs offer visual poems of loss, human struggle, and personal exploration within landscapes scarred by technology and overuse,” relate the artists. The man represents an Everyman who is earth’s protector. Note how low-tech his tools are.
  • ?–?
    Robert ParkeHarrison [1968–] and Shana ParkeHarrison [1964–] (the artists), to Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago, IL
    ?–2024
    Catherine Edelman, Chicago, IL, given 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/2024.163