Punched cards for computer art by Frederick Hammersley, 1969 Mar. 20

Physical Details: Artifact : 3 item ; 9 x 19 cm. (cards); 28 x 38 cm. (accompanying typed sheet).

Creator: University of New Mexico

Co-Creator: Frederick Hammersley (1919-2009)

Description: 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.

Forms part of: Frederick Hammersley papers, circa 1860s, 1890-2009,

Rights Statement: Current copyright status is undetermined

Citation: Punched cards for computer art by Frederick Hammersley, 1969 Mar. 20. Frederick Hammersley papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Digital ID: 14817

Subjects:

• Computer art

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