Shaving Cream Alphabet

1970

Robert Cumming

Associated Names
Robert Cumming

Artist, American, 1943 - 2021

This is a photograph of an arrangement of sculpted letters on a flat surface. The letters are made of a pliable, clay-like material shaped into a text phrase. Each character has a unique form with a smooth texture and rounded edges, resembling an inflated appearance. The arrangement is against a dark background, with the bright letters in neat rows. The photograph is in black and white, highlighting the texture and contours of the letters. The lighting emphasizes the dimensions of the letters, creating shadows that accentuate their three-dimensional quality.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Eileen and Michael Cohen

  • Dimensions

    image: 19.2 x 24.8 cm (7 9/16 x 9 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 19.7 x 25.4 cm (7 3/4 x 10 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.93.5

  • Copyright

    R. Cumming

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Eileen and Michael Cohen, New York; gift to NGA, 2011.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist?, upper left in black ink: R. Cumming "Shaving Cream Alphabet" 1970; by unknown hand, upper right in graphite: SPMMA

Wikidata ID

Q64159507

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