The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of May 30, 2026

A vertically oriented black-and-white photograph depicts a man with light skin tone standing on a thick diagonal bridge cable. Facing right, he wears a cap, long-sleeved shirt, and trousers while holding a metal rod. To our left, a wooden platform and ropes hang within a dense grid of cables. In the background, a hazy cityscape rises above the water under a pale, overcast sky.

Brooklyn Bridge, NY

1947, printed later

Arthur Leipzig

(American, 1918–2014)
America
gelatin silver print
Image: 35.6 x 34.3 cm (14 x 13 1/2 in.); Paper: 42.9 x 35.5 cm (16 7/8 x 14 in.)
Gift of George Stephanopoulos 2025.464
© Arthur Leipzig
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
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