Frank E. Cummings III

Frank E. Cummings III (born 1938 ) is an artist and professor of fine arts at California State University, Fullerton. Cummings makes wood vessels and furniture using precious materials, inspired by spiritual meanings of objects in Africa.

Background Cummings was born in Los Angeles, California in 1938. He received his Master of Arts from California State University, Fullerton in 1971.

The Lipton Collection contains wooden vessels made by Cummings. and Smithsonian American Art Museum have pieces by Cummings in their collections. His work has been shown in the White House Collection of American Craft.

Selected collections Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN Smithsonian American Art Museum, New York, NY Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA Center for Art in Wood, Philadelphia, PA