Robert Cumming
Time, Space, Energy Consumption

Time, Space, Energy Consumption

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

Time, Space, Energy Consumption
Time, Space, Energy Consumption
ArtistAmerican, 1943–2021
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Time, Space, Energy Consumption
Date1970
PlaceMilwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 5/8 × 9 5/8 in. (19.4 × 24.4 cm)
 Sheet: 7 13/16 × 9 15/16 in. (19.8 × 25.2 cm)
 Mount: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Arnold and Temmie Gilbert
Object number84.336
Not on view

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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 " TIME, SPACE, ENERGY CONSUMPTION, MILWAUKEE, WIS. 1970 "
verso of mount right edge center reading vertically " J 89 "
bottom right corner "#22 "
bottom right below image in pencil " Cumming "

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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
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
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
Sandra and I got home around 10 last night and thought we saw a note on the door. It was too hard to read - being only light and shadow on the screen.
Robert Cumming
Sandra and I got home around 10 last night and thought we saw a note on the door. It was too hard to read - being only light and shadow on the screen.
1973
Gelatin silver prints
84.803.A,.B
John and Denise Reading / Sweeping
Robert Cumming
John and Denise Reading / Sweeping
August, 1975
Gelatin silver prints
84.800.A,.B
I write quite a lot. A cross-section of a table like the one I write on.
Robert Cumming
I write quite a lot. A cross-section of a table like the one I write on.
1975
Gelatin silver prints
84.801.A,.B
Spotlit step
Robert Cumming
Spotlit step
1973
Gelatin silver prints
84.806.A,.B
Coffee cup, tea cup and me-cup. Coffee cups, tea cups, and she-cups.
Robert Cumming
Coffee cup, tea cup and me-cup. Coffee cups, tea cups, and she-cups.
1972
Gelatin silver prints
84.804.A,.B