Scheren-Schnitt

© Estate of Robert Cumming / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Scheren-Schnitt

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Princeton Collects

Scheren-Schnitt,

2005

Robert Cumming, 1943–2021; born Worcester, MA; died Desert Hot Springs, CA; active Los Angeles, CA
2024-159

Information

Title
Scheren-Schnitt
Dates

2005

Maker
Robert Cumming
Medium
Unique cut paper
Dimensions
28.5 × 23.5 cm (11 1/4 × 9 1/4 in.) frame: 62.9 × 50.8 × 3.2 cm (24 3/4 × 20 × 1 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of J. Michael Parish, Class of 1965
Object Number
2024-159
Place Made

North America, United States

Signatures
Signed, titled, dated on recto: Scheren-Schnitt, Cumming 2005
Culture
American
Type
mixed media, cut-paper work
Materials
paper (fiber product)
Subject
silhouettes, figures (representations), shears, scissors

The artist; purchased in 2005 by Michael Parish [Janet Borden Gallery, New York]; given to Princeton University Art Museum, 2024.

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