The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of May 31, 2026

A vertically oriented black-and-white photograph depicts a man with a dark skin tone pictured from the waist up, head turned to our left. He wears a textured newsboy cap and a white, short-sleeved shirt with a small hole. His hands rest in his lap, holding a dark wallet. Behind him, a weathered door frame borders a dark door featuring a sign with the white text "Civil Service".

Unemployed, Harlem, New York City

1940s, printed later

Erika Stone

(American, b. Germany, 1924)
America
gelatin silver print
Image: 24.1 x 19 cm (9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.); Paper: 25.1 x 20.3 cm (9 7/8 x 8 in.)
Gift of George Stephanopoulos 2025.499
© Erika Stone
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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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2025.499