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

Male/Female
Male/Female
ArtistAmerican, 1943–2021
CultureAmerican
Titles
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Date1976
PlaceUnited States
MediumGelatin silver print and chromogenic prints
DimensionsSheet (Gelatin silver sheet): 6 7/8 × 6 13/16 in. (17.5 × 17.3 cm)
 Sheet (Each chromogenic sheet): 6 7/8 × 4 3/4 in. (17.5 × 12.1 cm)
 Mount: 20 × 30 1/16 in. (50.8 × 76.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Arnold and Temmie Gilbert
Object number84.810.A-.C
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
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)

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Gelatin silver prints
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Four Sides of a Small House
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Gelatin silver prints
84.809.A,.B
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Gelatin silver prints
83.318.A,.B
Washington and Baltimore are only about 35 miles distant
Robert Cumming
Washington and Baltimore are only about 35 miles distant
1975
Gelatin silver prints
83.317.A,.B
Mishap of Little Consequence
Robert Cumming
Mishap of Little Consequence
1973
Gelatin silver prints
83.316.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
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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.
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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