CLEVELAND SCHOOL/

REGIONAL ART

The Cleveland School refers to the flourishing local arts community in Cleveland and Northeast Ohio during the period from 1910 to 1960. Elrick Davis, a journalist with the Cleveland Press, first coined the name in 1928. The Cleveland School was renowned for its watercolor painting, and also included well-known printmakers, sculptors, enamelists, and ceramists.

The Cleveland School artists were influential in building Cleveland's cultural infrastructure, bridging the gap between fine arts and industrial design during the city's manufacturing boom.

Artists of the Cleveland School were involved with the founding of the Cleveland School of Art, which is now the Cleveland Institute of Art. They were also involved with founding the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Society of Artists, Kokoon Arts Club, and Cleveland's annual May Show.