id:			157561
accession number:	1994.92
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1994.92
updated:		2025-02-09 05:01:12.280000

The Wells Street "L," Chicago, 1931. Gordon Coster (American, 1906–1988). Gelatin silver print; image: 23.7 x 33.7 cm (9 5/16 x 13 1/4 in.); matted: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1994.92

title:				The Wells Street "L," Chicago
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creation date:			1931
creation date earliest:		1931
creation date latest:		1931
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	America
technique:	gelatin silver print
department:	Photography
collection:	PH - American 1900-1950
type:		Photograph
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CREATORS

* Gordon Coster (American, 1906–1988)  - artist
Gordon Coster American, 1906-1988 Baltimore native Gordon Coster began his photographic career in the 1920s, exhibiting his work widely in photographic salons in the United States, Canada, and Europe. After a brief stay in New York City in late 1929, Coster moved to Chicago in 1930 and established himself as a commercial photographer. He worked for several studios, then opened his own, including among his clients Marshall Field & Company. In the late 1930s he turned to photojournalism, becoming associated with Life magazine, and in the next decade began teaching at the Institute of Design, Illinois Institute of Technology, in Chicago. Although his participation became more limited, Coster continued to show his work and during the 1950s was included in two exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art, New York: Memorable Life Photographs (1951) and The Family of Man (1955), both organized by Edward Steichen. M.M.
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measurements: Image: 23.7 x 33.7 cm (9 5/16 x 13 1/4 in.); Matted: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Recent Acquisitions: Prints, Drawings, Photographs
	opening date:   1994-09-13T04:00:00
	<i>Recent Acquisitions: Prints, Drawings, Photographs</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 13-November 27, 1994).

	title:		Industry and Photography: Selections from the Permanent Collection
	opening date:   1997-11-16T00:00:00
	<i>Industry and Photography: Selections from the Permanent Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 16, 1997-March 1, 1998).

	title:		From Riches to Rags: American Photography in the Depression
	opening date:   2017-08-13T04:00:00
	<i>From Riches to Rags: American Photography in the Depression</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 13-December 31, 2017).

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CITATIONS

	Cleveland Museum of Art, Tom E Hinson. <em>Catalogue of Photography</em>. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1996.
	page number: 	Reproduced: P. 134
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