William Cumming Edition 1/7
Artist
Davis Freeman
MediumAgfo 400 black and white negative 120 mm photographic film, photogravure
Dimensions26 3/4 x 25 3/4 in. (67.9 x 65.4 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineSeattle City Light 1% for Art Portable Works Collection
Cumming feels that light is the origin of Northwest art. In his memoir, Sketchbook, he wrote The mist in our air does even in summer lay a slight wash over local color, so that the color-field shows up as grayed or muted. Within that muted field, splashes or shapes of pure color sign out with astonishing brilliance.