Title from caption on object: “T.V. Robot”

August 25, 1961

Unknown 20th Century

Associated Names
Unknown, 20th Century

Artist

Keystone Press Agency

Publisher

This is a photograph of a large robot-like structure in an exhibition or public space. The structure resembles a humanoid robot with a television screen on its chest. The robot stands on two legs and has cylindrical and spherical limbs and a rectangular head. It has articulated arms and a camera-like attachment on its head. The room is well-lit with various displays and a "Philips" sign visible. The floor is carpeted and there are tables and stands present in the space.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.4 × 17.2 cm (9 5/8 × 6 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 25.4 × 20.6 cm (10 × 8 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.439

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, upper center printed in purple ink perpendicular: KSE42039; center left printed in purple ink on applied paper perpendicular: 25-8-61 / T.V. ROBOT - ON SHOW AT BERLIN RADIO SHOW... / This "Television Robot" - made by a / German radio factory is the greatest attraction at the / German Radio and Television Display and Phono / Exhibition now being held in the Berlin Fairgrounds.. / Visitors will see themselves on the TV screen in / centre - the pictures being transmitted via a camera / concealed in the head of the robot.. / JSS/KEYSTONE 42/734500.; center right Keystone Press copyright stamp in blue ink perpendicular; center right Keystone Press copyright stamp in red ink perpendicular

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