Mark May Found Object Robot Sculpture "Spencer"

Item Details

Mark May (Pennsylvania, 20th/21st century)
Spencer, 1994
Found objects including keys, buttons, plastic beads, watch faces, nuts, washers, nails, screws, and wire on wood base
Signed to the verso
Titled, dated, and inscribed to the verso

Provenance
From the collection of P.J. McArdle.

Mark Mary is an artist and Special Education teacher who works outside of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Not an artist by trade, he began creating his whimsical robot sculptures as a therapeutic outlet, salvaging and repurposing discarded, donated, or purchased items from flea markets. His work has been exhibited and sold in galleries and museums, including the American Folk Art Museum (New York), the Outsider Folk Art Gallery (Reading, PA), and the Metropolis Collective (Mechanicsburg, PA), among others.

Condition

- tarnish and wear to the metal elements particularly watch faces; marks and wear to wood; legs rotate freely and arms move slightly.

Dimensions

Item #

ITMG241137