Robert Cumming
Mosquito Field

Mosquito Field

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

Mosquito Field
Mosquito Field
ArtistAmerican, 1943–2021
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Mosquito Field
Date1974
PlaceUnited States
MediumGelatin silver prints
DimensionsSheet (Each): 7 5/16 × 9 in. (18.6 × 22.9 cm)
 Mount: 20 × 30 1/8 in. (50.8 × 76.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Arnold and Temmie Gilbert
Object number84.808.A-.D
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceArnold Gilbert and Temmie Gilbert; given to MFAH, 1984.
Exhibition History"Robert Cumming L'oeuvre photographique 1969-1980/Retrospective," Fonds Regional D'Art Contemporain, Limoges, France, August 4–October 29, 1994.

"Robert Cumming: Photographic Works, 1969-1980," The Wood Street Galleries, Pittsburgh, January 26–March 9, 1995.

"Under the Big Black Sun: California Art 1974–1981," Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, October 2, 2011–February 13, 2012.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
bottom left below image in pencil " MOSQUITO FIELD "
verso of mount top left corner " # 15 "
left edge center reading vertically " J 23 "
bottom right below image in pencil " Cumming 1974 "

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Male/Female
Robert Cumming
Male/Female
1976
Gelatin silver print and chromogenic prints
84.810.A-.C
uncropped recto of sheets
Robert Cumming
Message Left on Screen
1973
Gelatin silver prints
2002.3015.A,.B
Black & White Rope Trick
Robert Cumming
Black & White Rope Trick
1973
Gelatin silver prints
2002.3014.A,.B
Walking Shoes Turned Momentarily in Profile (Denise in Heels)
Robert Cumming
Walking Shoes Turned Momentarily in Profile (Denise in Heels)
August 1975
Gelatin silver prints
82.42.A,.B
10 Unique Article "A"'s
Robert Cumming
10 Unique Article "A"'s
1971–1975
Gelatin silver prints
83.318.A,.B
Washington and Baltimore are only about 35 miles distant
Robert Cumming
Washington and Baltimore are only about 35 miles distant
1975
Gelatin silver prints
83.317.A,.B
Mishap of Little Consequence
Robert Cumming
Mishap of Little Consequence
1973
Gelatin silver prints
83.316.A,.B
Makeshift Art School Furniture (Chairs)
Robert Cumming
Makeshift Art School Furniture (Chairs)
1976
Gelatin silver prints
83.322.A-.D
Two cigars plus two cigars equals four cigars. Two cigars times two cigars equals four cigars. Two plus two equals four. Eleven plus eleven equals twenty-two.
Robert Cumming
Two cigars plus two cigars equals four cigars. Two cigars times two cigars equals four cigars. Two plus two equals four. Eleven plus eleven equals twenty-two.
1974
Gelatin silver prints
83.321.A-.D
For several years the lunchbox and briefcase were left at the foot of the stairs. It took several months to get used to the new location by the base of the screen.
Robert Cumming
For several years the lunchbox and briefcase were left at the foot of the stairs. It took several months to get used to the new location by the base of the screen.
1974
Gelatin silver prints
84.798.A,.B
Bob bounced the 2 balls off the garage wall by himself till he was joined by a friend.
Robert Cumming
Bob bounced the 2 balls off the garage wall by himself till he was joined by a friend.
1974
Gelatin silver prints
84.799.A,.B
Two New Boxes; One with a Badly Worn Top
Robert Cumming
Two New Boxes; One with a Badly Worn Top
1974
Gelatin silver prints
84.802.A,.B