Robert Cumming

Make-up Dept; Prosthetics for Gregory Peck as MacArthur, Universal Studios, Calif., 1977
1977

A black and white photo of a person sitting at a workbench, meticulously painting a mask or mannequin head. The workspace is cluttered with various tools, masks, and sculpting materials. A large mirror reflects the image of two masks and the person working, who is focused on their task. The environment suggests a mask-making or special effects studio.
A black and white photo of a person sitting at a workbench, meticulously painting a mask or mannequin head. The workspace is cluttered with various tools, masks, and sculpting materials. A large mirror reflects the image of two masks and the person working, who is focused on their task. The environment suggests a mask-making or special effects studio.

Not on view

Date
1977

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 8 × 10in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm) Image: 7 9/16 × 9 9/16in. (19.2 × 24.3 cm)

Accession number
2001.402

Series
Studio Still Lifes Universal Studios, California 1977

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Jeanne and Richard S. Press

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

API
artworks/12501

Robert Cumming
90 works in the collection

View artist

On the Hour

A 30-second online art project:
Maya Man, A Realistic Day In My Life Living In New York City

Learn more about this project

Learn more at whitney.org/artport

On the Hour projects can contain motion and sound. To respect your accessibility settings autoplay is disabled.