Robert Cumming
Two New Boxes; One with a Badly Worn Top

Two New Boxes; One with a Badly Worn Top

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

Two New Boxes; One with a Badly Worn Top
Two New Boxes; One with a Badly Worn Top
ArtistAmerican, 1943–2021
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Two New Boxes; One with a Badly Worn Top
Date1974
PlaceUnited States
MediumGelatin silver prints
DimensionsImage: 7 5/8 × 9 11/16 in. (19.4 × 24.6 cm)
 Sheet: 7 15/16 × 9 7/8 in. (20.2 × 25.1 cm)
 Image: 7 5/8 × 9 11/16 in. (19.4 × 24.6 cm)
 Sheet: 7 15/16 × 9 15/16 in. (20.2 × 25.2 cm)
 Mount: 20 × 30 1/16 in. (50.8 × 76.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Arnold and Temmie Gilbert
Object number84.802.A,.B
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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 A. in pencil " TWO NEW BOXES, ONE WITH A BADLY WORN TOP "
verso of mount top left corner #24 "
left edge center reading vertically " J25 "
bottom right below image B. in pencil " Cumming 1974 "

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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
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
Bad Memories of Improper Electrical Application
Robert Cumming
Bad Memories of Improper Electrical Application
1975
Gelatin silver prints
84.331.A,.B
Camera Lens Opened Around Midnight
Robert Cumming
Camera Lens Opened Around Midnight
1971
Gelatin silver prints
84.339
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
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
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
Black & white/white & black rope trick
Robert Cumming
Black & white/white & black rope trick
1973
Gelatin silver prints
84.805.A,.B
Details at the Foot of the Washington Monument
Robert Cumming
Details at the Foot of the Washington Monument
1975
Gelatin silver prints
84.807.A,.B
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