Automata
Collection
MC
Brief description
Five carved wooden male figures sit at a narrow bench each wearing a pale linen jacket, shirt, bow tie and pocket square. From left to right the figures are depicted stirring coffee, smoking a cigarette, looking at their nails, scratching their head, and erasing their work. The mechanisms are exposed beneath the bench. Paul Spooner, 1983.
Title
Five Artists Reflect On Their Waning Powers
Object number (per part)
W.49
Object name (per part)
automata
Location - controlled (per part)
Crafts Council
Production person
Spooner, Paul
Production date
1983
Production place
Stithians
Material
lime
wood
wood
ebony
steel
perspex
wood
wood
ebony
steel
perspex
Technique
painted
carved
carved
Physical description
Five carved wooden male figures sit at a narrow bench each wearing a pale linen jacket, shirt, bow tie and pocket square. From left to right the figures are depicted stirring coffee, smoking a cigarette, looking at their nails, scratching their head, and erasing their work. The mechanisms are exposed beneath the bench.
Dimensions
height: 65cm
length: 48cm
width: 24cm
length: 48cm
width: 24cm