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Jeanette May
New Still-life Photograph with Vintage Typewriter, “Still Life with Robot”

2023

About the Item

My newest photograph, “Still Life with Robot,” continues the exploration of vintage tech begun in my earlier “Tech Vanitas” series. Surrounded by rich silks and patterned wallpapers, playful still lifes of familiar devices suggest 17th Century Dutch paintings. My photographs display a fascination with vintage gadgets, space age design, and scientific ingenuity. The items in this photograph include an Olivetti Letter 32 portable typewriter, opera glasses, wind-up tin toy Roxy Robot, transistor radio in need of repair, and a multi-tool. What becomes of the beloved tech that stops working or becomes obsolete? My still lifes examine the present and the past of technology without easy answers but rather with a sense of wonder and trepidation. This photograph is an Archival Pigment Print on Cotton Fiber Paper, printed in a limited-edition of 20 +1AP. The framed photograph shown here has an image size of 18 x 12”. Also available are 24 x 16”, 36 x 24”, and a tiny 9.25 x 6.5” image printed on a letter-size sheet (11 x 8.5”). The photographs are signed and numbered on the back. Prints are sold unframed unless framing is arranged during purchase (send me a message). Free shipping maybe available from 1st Dibs - apply code: FREESHIP.
  • Creator:
    Jeanette May (1963, American)
  • Creation Year:
    2023
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 18 in (45.72 cm)Width: 12 in (30.48 cm)
  • More Editions & Sizes:
    24 x 16"Price: $1,00036 x 24"Price: $2,000
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  • Framing:
    Framing Options Available
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  • Gallery Location:
    Brooklyn, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2422212056872
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