Planting the Flare

ca. 1945

William Cumming

born Kalispell, Montana, 1917; died Seattle, 2010

Gouache on board

21 1/4 x 14 1/2 in. (54 x 36.8 cm)

Overall h.: 30 1/2 in.

Overall w.: 25 1/8 in.

Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection

47.156

Photo: Paul Macapia

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, 33rd Annual Exhibition Of Northwest Artists, Nov. 1947.

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Pacific Northwest Arts Council, Urban Reflections, Seattle Artists 1930s - 1970s, Nov. 1975.

Seattle, Washington, Frye Art Museum, William Cumming: The Image of Consequence, Aug. 20, 2005 - Jan.1, 2006.

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, American Art: The Stories We Carry, Oct. 20, 2022 - ongoing.

Published ReferencesPierce, Jerald. "How Seattle Art Museum is working to make its American art galleries more inclusive." The Seattle Times, October 25, 2022: reproduced, https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/visual-arts/how-seattle-art-museum-is-working-to-make-its-american-art-galleries-more-inclusive. [A version of this article appeared in print on October 30 with the headline: "Re-imagining American art: Seattle Art Museum offers a more expansive, inclusive look at U.S. art" (not reproduced).]

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