Artist
Robert Cumming (American, 1943–2021)American, 1943–2021
CultureAmerican
Titles
- 8 Year Old Girl, 6 Month Old Weed
Date1974
PlaceOrange, California, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 5/8 × 7 5/8 in. (24.4 × 19.4 cm)
Sheet: 9 13/16 × 7 3/4 in. (24.9 × 19.7 cm)
Mount: 19 7/8 × 15 7/8 in. (50.5 × 40.3 cm)
Sheet: 9 13/16 × 7 3/4 in. (24.9 × 19.7 cm)
Mount: 19 7/8 × 15 7/8 in. (50.5 × 40.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Louisa Stude Sarofim
Object number83.320
Not on view
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Exhibition History"Evocative Presence: Twentieth Century Photographs in the Museum Collection," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 27–May 1, 1988.
"The Clutter of Happenstance: Photographs by Robert Cumming," The Museum of Modern Art, New York, March 16–July 5, 1998.
"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 " EIGHT YEAR OLD GIRL, 6 MONTH OLD WEED "
verso of mount top in pencil " 3rd PRINT[underlined] "
verso of mount top in pencil " 3rd PRINT[underlined] "
bottom right below image in pencil " Cumming 1974 "
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