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Light Breaks Where No Sun Shines

Light Breaks Where No Sun Shines

1960

William Cumming

born Kalispell, Montana, 1917; died Seattle, 2010

"Marking my return to painting after 15 years of illness and activism. Title comes from Dylan Thomas." William Cumming, May 31, 1985
Oil on board
42 1/4 x 49 3/8 in. (107.3 x 125.4 cm)
Overall h.: 43 3/4 in.
Overall w.: 51 in.
Northwest Annual Purchase Fund
60.124
location
Not currently on view

Resources

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)

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