The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of June 1, 2026

A vertically oriented electrophotographic print in deep jewel tones depicts a dense still life against draped blue and purple fabrics. Left, a wooden mannequin sits above a winged child head. Center, a framed profile portrait of a woman is surrounded by an ornate box and flowers. Right, a mandolin stands behind a brown leather shoe. Illustrated cards and bead strings are scattered across layered green, gold, and red fabrics spilling forward.

Untitled (Still Life)

1959

Marie Cosindas

(American, 1923–2017)
America
Electrophotographic print
Image: 33 x 25.4 cm (13 x 10 in.)
Gift in Memory of Toby Devan Lewis 2024.94
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

Cosindas was one of the pioneers in the 1950s in the use of color photography.

Description

Cosindas’s theatrically staged still life is full to bursting with antique items including a doll, a mask, jewelry, lavishly patterned fabric, tarot cards, art reproductions, a plant, a musical instrument, and a shoe. It is a realistic photograph, yet her choice of objects is quite fantastic. It is an early example of an artist using electrophotographic printing, a digital process used in laser and LED printers.
  • ?–2022
    Toby Devan Lewis [1934–2022], Cleveland, OH
    2022–24
    Estate of Toby Lewis, Cleveland, OH
    2024
    Adam Joseph Lewis, Ivy Beth Lewis, and Mark C. Lewis, given to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
    September 9, 2024–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2024.94