The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 8, 2026

New York Pictures, 1976–2002

2002

Laurie Simmons

(American, 1949-)
America
mettex6 plated copper box lid
Box: 15.2 x 22.9 cm (6 x 9 in.)
Gift in Memory of Toby Devan Lewis 2024.96.13
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

Laurie Simmons’s staged, constructed images address societal issues including the objectification of women and the evils of consumerism.

Description

This set of five black-and-white and five color images survey a quarter-century of Simmons’s photography. Her use of pop culture, everyday objects, and humor to question identity and gender roles is playful yet potent. This portfolio was created on the occasion of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the New Museum in New York, which was founded in 1977 to show art that was truly contemporary—made within the last ten years.
  • ?–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/2024.96.13