Through the Lens of Allen E. Cole

February 01 - May 25, 2012

Exhibit open daily through May 25
WRHS History Center
Museum Hours 10am-5pm Tuesday-Saturday; 12-5pm Sunday
 
Through the Lens of Allen E. Cole showcases the work of the renowned Cleveland African-American photographer.  Highlights include a Cole self-portrait and images of businesses, churches, and social organizations in the Cedar-Central neighborhood during the 1930s and 1940s.  All photographs in the exhibit are from the extensive Allen E. Cole Collection of the WRHS African American Archives.  The exhibit will give guests a look at the history of a transformed neighborhood and the man behind the camera.  Allen E. Cole, as a portrait photographer,... continue reading

Exhibit open daily through May 25
WRHS History Center
Museum Hours 10am-5pm Tuesday-Saturday; 12-5pm Sunday
 
Through the Lens of Allen E. Cole showcases the work of the renowned Cleveland African-American photographer.  Highlights include a Cole self-portrait and images of businesses, churches, and social organizations in the Cedar-Central neighborhood during the 1930s and 1940s.  All photographs in the exhibit are from the extensive Allen E. Cole Collection of the WRHS African American Archives.  The exhibit will give guests a look at the history of a transformed neighborhood and the man behind the camera.  Allen E. Cole, as a portrait photographer, pictorially chronicled the ever changing and evolving African-American community in Cleveland from 1919 to the mid-1960s.  Portrait photography was Cole’s specialty and he was recognized as the leading African-American photographer of the day.  The complete Cole Collection consists of nearly 30,000 negatives and 6,000 original prints that showcase the rich, diverse and complex life of African-Americans in Cleveland.