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This exhibit considers key themes in the history of Black Cleveland within the larger context of American history and the art of photography.

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The exhibition, part of the Past Masters, Master Teachers, and Modern Artists series; commemorates the centenary of the establishment of the Coles’ home-based studio in 1922 and the 10th anniversary of the publication of Through the Lens of Allen E. Cole: A Photographic History of African Americans in Cleveland, Ohio. Admission to this exhibit is included with museum admission.

Partnerships, Portraits, and the Power of Photojournalism: Black History According to Allen E. and Frances T. Cole opens at the Cleveland History Center, headquarters of the Western Reserve Historical Society, with a preview event on Thursday, September 1, 2022.

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