The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of October 18, 2026

Wagons, Guatemala City, Guatemala

1979

Mario Algaze

(Cuban, 1947–2022)
Argentina
gelatin silver print, selenium toned
Image: 28.6 x 28.4 cm (11 1/4 x 11 3/16 in.)
Gift of Sharon & Del Zogg 2026.8
© Mario Algaze
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

Mario Algaze came to Miami after being exiled from Cuba at age 13.

Description

In the 1970s, Algaze became a freelance photojournalist and worked throughout Latin America, creating images that evoke everyday life there. This street scene from Guatemala City shows a woman carrying a child and a group of wooden wagons, both set against a decrepit building. This street scene reveals Algaze’s poetic use of light and form, which here transmute a crumbling street into a classical, harmonious, and balanced composition.
  • 1979–2018
    Mario Algaze (the artist) [1947–2022], sold to Del and Sharon Zogg
    2018–26
    Del and Sharon Zogg, Concord, NC, given to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
    March 2, 2026–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2026.8