The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of May 30, 2026

A horizontally oriented black-and-white photograph features a textured gray expanse receding toward a central monolithic dark form. Rows of thin horizontal rails, punctuated by dark circular shapes, create a rhythmic progression of lines across the middle ground. The central structure contains a stark white rectangle, flanked by skeletal geometric frameworks. In the distance, the sharp horizon meets a pale, featureless sky under a bright, even light.

Inside the First Drive-In Theater in Los Angeles, California

1935, printed later

John Gutmann

(American, b. Germany, 1905–1998)
Germany
gelatin silver print
Image: 23.6 x 33.3 cm (9 5/16 x 13 1/8 in.); Paper: 27.7 x 35.3 cm (10 7/8 x 13 7/8 in.)
Gift of George Stephanopoulos 2025.333
© Center for Creative Photography, Arizona Board of Regents
Location: Not on view
  • ?–2025
    George Stephanopoulos [1961–], New York, NY, given to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
    December 8, 2025–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • {{cite web|title=Inside the First Drive-In Theater in Los Angeles, California|url=false|author=John Gutmann|year=1935, printed later|access-date=30 May 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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