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Robert Cumming

Robert Cumming

American, 1943

WA-00026723

Worcester, MA, USA

PrintmakingConceptual ArtPhotography

Representation

None documented

9

Institutional Exhibitions

122

Works in Collection

190

Assets Indexed

4

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

90%

Profile Completeness

Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ7345040 ULAN500107007

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Recent Acquisitions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1988–1989

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Contemporary Photography Reinstallation

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1986

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Recent Acquisitions: Contemporary Prints

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1986

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American Prints: 1900�1960; Recent Acquisitions: Illustrated Books

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1985–1986

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Variants

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1985–1986

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Mirrors and Windows: American Photography Since 1960

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1978

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Los Angeles: Selections from the Art Lending Service

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1976

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Photography for Collectors

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1976

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Picture Puzzles

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1975

Field Verification (4 fields)

3 cross-verified · 1 single-source

Birth yearMoMA· 93%✓
LocationMoMA· 93%✓
NationalityMoMA· 93%✓
BiographyMoMA· 93%

Source Registry (1)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/1330
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

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Movement

Conceptual Art

Medium

Printmaking

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago

Canonical record

Artworks (122)

Adirondack Chair

1988 · Monotype

composition: 27 9/16 × 23 1/16" (70 × 58.5 cm); sheet: 32 7/8 × 26 15/16" (83.5 × 68.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Alpha K Copy, from First Three Minutes

Alpha K Copy, from First Three Minutes

1987 · Drypoint, with hand-coloring, on white wove paper

Plate: 22.5 × 20.3 cm (8 7/8 × 8 in.); Sheet: 36.5 × 32.5 cm (14 3/8 × 12 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Chronos Miv-Tek Charm, from First Three Minutes

Chronos Miv-Tek Charm, from First Three Minutes

1987 · Drypoint, with hand-coloring, on white wove paper

Plate: 22.5 × 20.3 cm (8 7/8 × 8 in.); Sheet: 36.5 × 32.5 cm (14 3/8 × 12 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sentry Knox Norad, from First Three Minutes

Sentry Knox Norad, from First Three Minutes

1987 · Drypoint, with hand-coloring, on white wove paper

Plate: 22.5 × 20.3 cm (8 7/8 × 8 in.); Sheet: 36.5 × 32.5 cm (14 3/8 × 12 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Castor Criss-Cross Pollux, from First Three Minutes

Castor Criss-Cross Pollux, from First Three Minutes

1987 · Drypoint, with hand-coloring, on white wove paper

Plate: 22.5 × 20.3 cm (8 7/8 × 8 in.); Sheet: 36.5 × 32.5 cm (14 3/8 × 12 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Equi- Y nox, from First Three Minutes

Equi- Y nox, from First Three Minutes

1987 · Drypoint, with hand-coloring, on white wove paper

Plate: 22.5 × 20.3 cm (8 7/8 × 8 in.); Sheet: 36.5 × 32.5 cm (14 3/8 × 12 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Four "M" Mesh, from First Three Minutes

Four "M" Mesh, from First Three Minutes

1987 · Drypoint, with hand-coloring, on white wove paper

Plate: 22.5 × 20.3 cm (8 7/8 × 8 in.); Sheet: 36.5 × 32.5 cm (14 3/8 × 12 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Heads + Threads, from First Three Minutes

Heads + Threads, from First Three Minutes

1987 · Drypoint, with hand-coloring, on white wove paper

Plate: 22.5 × 20.3 cm (8 7/8 × 8 in.); Sheet: 36.5 × 32.5 cm (14 3/8 × 12 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Fright A C Kite, from First Three Minutes

Fright A C Kite, from First Three Minutes

1987 · Drypoint, with hand-coloring, on white wove paper

Plate: 22.5 × 20.3 cm (8 7/8 × 8 in.); Sheet: 36.5 × 32.5 cm (14 3/8 × 12 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Title Page, from First Three Minutes

Title Page, from First Three Minutes

1987 · Drypoint, with hand-coloring, on white wove paper

Plate: 22.5 × 20.3 cm (8 7/8 × 8 in.); Sheet: 36.5 × 32.5 cm (14 3/8 × 12 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

1987 · Lithograph and serigraph

Museum of Modern Art

Apex Oculus

1985 · Color lithograph on white paper

Sheet: 100.4 × 74.8 cm (39 9/16 × 29 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

1985 · Lithograph

composition: 36 1/2 x 35 1/16" (92.7 x 89.1cm); sheet: 39 7/16 x 38" (100.1 x 96.5cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Silhouette Cups - Set of Four

Silhouette Cups - Set of Four

1983 · Watercolor and pencil on paper

53 x 68" (134.6 x 172.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Quick Shift of the Head Leaves Glowing Stool Afterimage Posited on Pedestal

Quick Shift of the Head Leaves Glowing Stool Afterimage Posited on Pedestal

1978 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 19.3 × 24.6 cm (7 5/8 × 9 11/16 in.); Paper: 19.8 × 25.1 cm (7 13/16 × 9 15/16 in.); Mount: 40.6 × 50.9 cm (16 × 20 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Contact Printer with Dodger for the Stool's After-Image, Orange, California

Contact Printer with Dodger for the Stool's After-Image, Orange, California

1978 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 19.3 × 24.4 cm (7 5/8 × 9 5/8 in.); Paper: 20 × 25 cm (7 7/8 × 9 7/8 in.); Mount: 40.9 × 51 cm (16 1/8 × 20 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Contact Printing the Stool's After-Image, Orange, California

Contact Printing the Stool's After-Image, Orange, California

1978 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 19.3 × 24.1 cm (7 5/8 × 9 1/2 in.); Paper: 19.9 × 25 cm (7 7/8 × 9 7/8 in.); Mount: 40.6 × 50.7 cm (16 × 20 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Chris Mueller, Gunner Ferdinandsen and Werner Binczek with Clay Killer Whale Mock-up for Film, "Jaws 2" - Staff Department

1977 · Gelatin silver print

7 11/16 × 9 13/16" (19.6 × 24.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Drugstore and Street; Feature Film, "The Great Gift" - Stage #12

1977 · Gelatin silver print

7 11/16 × 9 3/4" (19.6 × 24.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Skirted Pan Lights Above Interrogation Room; Feature Film, "Shack" - Stage #17

1977 · Gelatin silver print

7 11/16 × 9 3/4" (19.6 × 24.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Disaster Figures; Feature Film "Roller Coaster" - Make-Up Lab

1977 · Gelatin silver print

7 3/4 × 9 3/4" (19.7 × 24.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Shark Fin atop Pneumatic Underwater Sled; Feature Film, "Jaws 2"

1977 · Gelatin silver print

7 3/4 × 9 13/16" (19.7 × 24.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Submarine Conning Tower; Series Pilot, "Operation Petticoat" - Stage #27

1977 · Gelatin silver print

7 11/16 × 9 3/4" (19.6 × 24.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

South Pacific Army Bivouac; Series "Baa-Baa Black Sheep" - Stage #6

1977 · Gelatin silver print

7 3/4 × 9 3/4" (19.7 × 24.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (3)

122 published of 187 catalogued · 107 with image

MoMA
65 publishedof 130 catalogued57 img
Art Institute Chicago
50 published50 img
The Met
7 published

Record

Images

Robert Cumming Schenck (c. 1871)

Smithsonian Institution

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Long Tits, Milwaukee, WI (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

5

Movements2

Conceptual Art Photography

Collections3

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago