Object Details
Summary
This collection, which dates from 1993-2005, contains 11 gelatin silver photographic prints by Steven M. Cummings. The images depict mostly African-American men in scenes of daily life in the Washington, D.C. area.
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Creator
Cummings, Steven M.
Place
Washington (D.C.) -- Pictorial works
Topic
African American photographers
African American men
Provenance
Donated by Steven M. Cummings in 2006.
Creator
Cummings, Steven M.
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Biographical/Historical note
Steven M. Cummings is a photographer and documentarian who has a studio in Northeast, Washington, DC. He was born in Okinawa, Japan in 1965 and traveled through Europe with his military family as a child.
Cummings depicts black life in Washington, DC and shoots almost exclusively in black and white. He captures people as they are, outside the studio, in natural light, and going about the business of living.
He graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2010 with an M.F.A. in Photographic and Electronic Media. Cummings selected exhibitions include D.C. Undercover: Photographs by Steven M. Cummings, Artuare, and Chocolate City Rest in Peace.
Extent
0.06 Linear feet (1 oversize folder)
11 Photographic prints (Gelatin silver., 16 x 16 inches)
Date
1993-2005
Archival Repository
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
Identifier
ACMA.06-043
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographic prints
Black-and-white photographs
Portraits
Gelatin silver prints
Citation
Steven M. Cummings Photograph collection, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Steven M. Cummings.
Processing Information note
The collection were processed in 2016 by Jennifer Morris.
Rights
The Steven M. Cummings photographs are the physical property of the Anacostia Community Museum. Literary and copyright belong to the author/creator or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, and to obtain permission to publish or reproduce, contact the Museum Archives.
Genre/Form
Black-and-white photographs
Portraits
Gelatin silver prints
Restrictions
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist at acmarchives@si.edu.
ACMA.06-043
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ACMA.06-043
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Record ID
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