Punched cards for computer art by Frederick Hammersley

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Object Details

Creator

University of New Mexico

Hammersley, Frederick, 1919-2009

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-circa 2018. 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

Date

1969 Mar. 20

Record number

(DSI-AAA)14817

Type

Artifacts

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Frederick Hammersley papers, circa 1860-circa 2018, bulk 1940-2009

Data Source

Archives of American Art

Topic

Computer art

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

AAADCD_item_14817