Robert Cumming
Fragments of Palm and Steel

Fragments of Palm and Steel

© Robert Cumming / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY

Fragments of Palm and Steel
Fragments of Palm and Steel
ArtistAmerican, 1943–2021
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Fragments of Palm and Steel
Date1973
PlaceUnited States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 11/16 × 7 9/16 in. (24.6 × 19.2 cm)
Sheet: 9 15/16 × 7 13/16 in. (25.2 × 19.8 cm)
Mount: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Arnold and Temmie Gilbert
Object number84.340
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceArnold Gilbert and Temmie Gilbert; given to MFAH, 1984.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
bottom left below image in pencil " FRAGMENTS OF PALM AND STEEL, 1973 "
verso of mount bottom center " J 117 "
bottom right corner " # 133 "

bottom right below image in pencil " Cumming "

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