Valentine Portable Typewriter
Object type: Typewriter
Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
Artist: Perry King|Ing. C. Olivetti & C. S.p.A., Ivrea, Italy|Ettore Sottsass
Artist bio: British, born 1938| |Italian (born Austria), Innsbruck 1917–2007 Milan
Artist role: Artist|Manufacturer|Artist
Artist nationality: British| |Italian, born Austria
Date: 1968
Medium: ABS plastic and other materials
Dimensions: Typewriter: 3 7/8 × 12 3/4 × 13 1/2 in., 9.3 lb. (9.8 × 32.4 × 34.3 cm, 4.2 kg)
Cover: 4 3/8 × 13 1/2 × 13 7/8 in., 2.4 lb. (11.1 × 34.3 × 35.2 cm, 1.1 kg)
Classification: Plastic
Credit line: Gift of Jean Pigozzi, 2017
Accession year: 2017