Robert Cumming
Bob bounced the 2 balls off the garage wall by himself till he was joined by a friend.

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Artist Robert Cumming American, 1943–2021

CultureAmerican

Titles

Bob bounced the 2 balls off the garage wall by himself till he was joined by a friend.

Date1974

PlaceUnited States

MediumGelatin silver prints

DimensionsImage: 7 5/8 × 9 11/16 in. (19.4 × 24.6 cm)
Sheet : 8 × 9 15/16 in. (20.3 × 25.2 cm)
Image: 7 11/16 × 9 11/16 in. (19.5 × 24.6 cm)
Sheet: 8 × 9 15/16 in. (20.3 × 25.2 cm)
Mount: 20 × 29 7/8 in. (50.8 × 75.9 cm)

Credit LineGift of Arnold and Temmie Gilbert

Object number84.799.A,.B

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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. and extending to bottom left below image B. " BOB BOUNCED THE 2 BALLS OFF THE GARAGE WALL BY HIMSELF TILL HE WAS JOINED BY A FRIEND "
verso of mount top left corner " #22 "
left edge center reading vertically " J35 "

bottom right below image B. in pencil " Cumming '

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