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Creator:
University of New Mexico  Search this
Hammersley, Frederick, 1919-2009  Search this
Type:
Artifacts
Date:
1969 Mar. 20
Place of publication, production, or execution:
No place, unknown, or undetermined
Physical Description:
3 artifact ; 9 x 19 cm. (cards); 28 x 38 cm. (accompanying typed sheet)
Summary:
Two punched cards from the University of New Mexico Computing Center which, when laid on top of one another, provide data to a computer to create a "drawing" designed by Frederick Hammersley. <br>Accompanied by a typewritten sheet on which Hammersley describes his process for making this computer art (description dated 1992 July 11). <br>View 3 shows the two cards laid on top of one another.
Citation:
University of New Mexico and Frederick Hammersley. Punched cards for computer art by Frederick Hammersley, 1969 Mar. 20. Frederick Hammersley papers, circa 1860-2009. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Use Note:
Current copyright status is undetermined
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560
Topic:
Computer art  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)14817
See more items in:
Frederick Hammersley papers, circa 1860-2009, bulk 1940-2009
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_item_14817