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Punched cards for computer art by Frederick Hammersley

Object Details

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.
Accompanied by a typewritten sheet on which Hammersley describes his process for making this computer art (description dated 1992 July 11).
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
Data Source
Archives of American Art
Creator
University of New Mexico
Hammersley, Frederick, 1919-2009
Date
1969 Mar. 20
Type
Artifacts

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  • 1969: A Year in the Collections
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