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Robert H. Cumming

1943-10-07 – 2021-12-16

Portrait of Robert H. Cumming
an Photo Booth strip of the conceptual artist Robert Cumming. Undated, but likely from the early 1970s.Credit: Yucca 1980

Life & Legacy

Robert Hugh Cumming (October 7, 1943 – December 16, 2021) was an American painter, sculptor, photographer, and printmaker best known for his photographs of conceptual drawings and constructions, which layer meanings within meanings, and reference both science and art history.

Occupation & Career

photographer, painter, sculptor, artist, university teacher

Education

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; University of California, Los Angeles; Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Guggenheim Fellowship

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

Guggenheim Fellowship

Employer

University of California, Los Angeles · University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

Education & Institutions

Massachusetts College of Art and Design · University of California, Los Angeles · University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q7345040 — wikidata View source

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