Robert Cumming
I write quite a lot. A cross-section of a table like the one I write on.

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Artist Robert Cumming (American, 1943–2021)American, 1943–2021

CultureAmerican

Titles

I write quite a lot. A cross-section of a table like the one I write on.

Date1975

PlaceUnited States

MediumGelatin silver prints

DimensionsImage/Sheet:5 13/16 × 7 9/16 in. (14.8 × 19.2 cm)
Image: 7 11/16 × 9 9/16 in. (19.5 × 24.3 cm)
Sheet: 7 7/8 × 9 7/8 in. (20 × 25.1 cm)
Mount: 19 15/16 × 29 15/16 in. (50.6 × 76 cm)

Credit LineGift of Arnold and Temmie Gilbert

Object number84.801.A,.B

Non exposé

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Department

Photography

Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

ProvenanceArnold Gilbert and Temmie Gilbert; given to MFAH, 1984.
Exhibition HistoryLoaned to "Robert Cumming L'oeuvre photographique 1969-1980/Retrospective," at Fonds Regional D'Art Contemporain, Limoges, France, from Aug. 4 to Oct. 29, 1994 (LN:94.21)
Loaned to "Robert Cumming: Photographic Works, 1969-1980," at The Wood Street Galleries, Pittsburgh, Jan. 26 - Mar. 9, 1995 (LN:95.21)

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

bottom left below image A. in pencil " I WRITE QUITE A LOT "
left of bottom left corner of image B. in pencil " A CROSS SECTION OF A TABLE LIKE THE ONE I WRITE ON "
verso of mount top left corner " #28 "
left edge center " J54 "

bottom right below image B. in pencil " Cumming 1975 "

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