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Junk Drawer: What We Leave Behind
Hardcover
Series: Material Culture Perspectives
Art Criticism & TheoryGeneral PhotographyGeneral Sociology
ISBN13: 9781644534236
Publisher: University of Delaware Press
Published: Aug 11 2026
Pages: 204
Language: English
Junk Drawer: What We Leave Behind explores the personal objects that were once treasured by their owners yet were ultimately consigned to online junk drawer sales. Photographer and coeditor Barbara Von Eckardt acquired these random assortments from estate remnants on eBay and has documented their contents through evocative, sepia-toned images. In doing so, she has breathed new life into items that the world had deemed valueless, but that hint at the stories and identities of those who once owned them.
In addition to the photographs, Von Eckardt and coeditor Sander L. Gilman have gathered essays by scholars across disciplines, each offering a unique perspective on how such everyday objects can carry profound meaning. The result is a junk drawer of reflections, as varied and thought-provoking as the artifacts themselves. It is a moving testament to the emotional and cultural resonance of ordinary things--and an invitation to look more deeply at the objects surrounding us.
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