Robert Cumming
John and Denise Reading / Sweeping

John and Denise Reading / Sweeping

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

John and Denise Reading / Sweeping
John and Denise Reading / Sweeping
ArtistAmerican, 1943–2021
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • John and Denise Reading / Sweeping
DateAugust, 1975
PlaceUnited States
MediumGelatin silver prints
DimensionsSheet (Left): 7 9/16 × 9 1/2 in. (19.2 × 24.1 cm)
Sheet (Right): 7 5/8 × 9 9/16 in. (19.4 × 24.3 cm)
Mount: 20 × 30 1/16 in. (50.8 × 76.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Arnold and Temmie Gilbert
Object number84.800.A,.B
Not on view

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Department
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Object Type
ProvenanceArnold Gilbert and Temmie Gilbert; given to MFAH, 1984.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
bottom left below image(Left) in pencil " JOHN AND DENISE READING/SWEEPING "
verso of mount top left corner " #35 "
left edge center reading vertically " J45 "
bottom right below image (Right) in pencil " Cumming 8/75 "
verso of mount top left two circular adhesive stickers

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