Robert Cumming

Whaling Village Set, Universal Studios, Calif., 1977
1977

A black and white photograph depicting a lifeboat suspended in the air by a crane inside a shipyard. The boat is positioned above a wooden scaffolding structure, with a large ship's hull visible in the background. The environment suggests maintenance or construction work in a maritime setting.
A black and white photograph depicting a lifeboat suspended in the air by a crane inside a shipyard. The boat is positioned above a wooden scaffolding structure, with a large ship's hull visible in the background. The environment suggests maintenance or construction work in a maritime setting.

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Date
1977

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 10 × 7 15/16in. (25.4 × 20.2 cm) Image: 9 5/8 × 7 5/8in. (24.4 × 19.4 cm)

Accession number
2001.403

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

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