Seated Nude
Print
1970 (made)
1970 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This print illustrates the collaborative approach of much early computer-generated work. The original image was created by artist Lillian Schwartz and photographed by her colleague at Bell Labs, Leon Harmon. Ken Knowlton wrote the software to transform it into a maze pattern. The computer-generated image was then reproduced as a screenprint by Schwartz.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Seated Nude (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Screenprint on paper |
| Brief description | Screenprint from a computer-generated image, 'Nude', by Lillian Schwartz, 1970. |
| Physical description | Green and black screenprint on paper from a computer-generated image of a nude, mounted on board. |
| Dimensions |
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| Copy number | 3 of 50 |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Lillian Schwartz - Ken Knowlton 1970 - 3/50 Nude' (Artists' signatures, date, edition number and title, in pencil, across lower edge of print.) |
| Gallery label | Lillian Schwartz born 1927
Seated Nude
1970
This print illustrates the collaborative approach of much early computer-generated work. The original image was created by artist Lillian Schwartz and photographed by her colleague at Bell Labs, Leon Harmon. Ken Knowlton wrote the software to transform it into a maze pattern. The computer-generated image was then reproduced as a screenprint by Schwartz.
Screenprint
Given by the Computer Arts Society, supported by System Simulation Ltd, London
Museum no. E.67-2008(07/12/2009 - 20/06/2010) |
| Credit line | Given by the Computer Arts Society, supported by System Simulation Ltd, London |
| Production | Attribution note: Image created by Lillian Schwartz; photography by Leon Harmon; software by Ken Knowlton, maze pattern; screenprinting Lillian Schwartz. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This print illustrates the collaborative approach of much early computer-generated work. The original image was created by artist Lillian Schwartz and photographed by her colleague at Bell Labs, Leon Harmon. Ken Knowlton wrote the software to transform it into a maze pattern. The computer-generated image was then reproduced as a screenprint by Schwartz. |
| Other number | CAS/A/0032 - Previous owner's number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.67-2008 |
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| Record created | April 6, 2009 |
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