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Light Breaks Where No Sun Shines
Light Breaks Where No Sun Shines

Light Breaks Where No Sun Shines

Date1960
Maker William Cumming born Kalispell, Montana, 1917; died Seattle, 2010
Label Text"Marking my return to painting after 15 years of illness and activism. Title comes from Dylan Thomas." William Cumming, May 31, 1985
Object number60.124
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Art Institute of Seattle, "William Cumming Retrospective", March 13 - April 24, 1992 (03/16/1992 - 04/24/1992) Mount Vernon, Washington, Skagit Valley College, Arts Festival, 1967 (1967) Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "46th Annual Exhibition of Northwest Artists", November, 1960 (11/1960)
Credit LineNorthwest Annual Purchase Fund
Dimensions42 1/4 x 49 3/8 in. (107.3 x 125.4 cm) Overall h.: 43 3/4 in. Overall w.: 51 in.
MediumOil on board
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