Robert Cumming
Circular Saw Cuts, 36" Radius

Circular Saw Cuts, 36" Radius

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

Circular Saw Cuts, 36" Radius
Circular Saw Cuts, 36" Radius
ArtistAmerican, 1943–2021
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Circular Saw Cuts, 36" Radius
Date1974
PlaceUnited States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 5/8 × 9 5/8 in. (19.4 × 24.4 cm)
 Sheet: 7 13/16 × 9 7/8 in. (19.8 × 25.1 cm)
 Mount: 15 15/16 × 20 in. (40.5 × 50.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Arnold and Temmie Gilbert
Object number84.341
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceArnold Gilbert and Temmie Gilbert; given to MFAH, 1984.
Exhibition History
Exhibited: "Robert Cumming: Cone of Vision," Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, CA, 28 May - 7 Aug 1993, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, 4 Sep - 28 Nov 1993, Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, TX, 25 Feb - 14 May 1994, The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, HI, 28 Jun - 28 Aug 1994 (LN:93.9)
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
bottom left below image in pencil " CIRCULAR SAW CUTS 36" RADIUS, 1974 "
verso of mount left center reading vertically " J 121 "
bottom right corner " # 137 "

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scan provided by publisher
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Gelatin silver prints
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Gelatin silver prints
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82.42.A,.B
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