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Photograph

1972 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Manfred Linder used the FORTRAN programming language to generate his drawings. He made this plotter drawing using a Siemens 4004/G computer and a small Calcomp plotter 565 - a mechanical device that linked the computer and guided the pen across the paper. Linder, who studied mathematics at the University of Cologne, worked at the University’s computer centre where he was responsible for basic software including operating systems and graphical equipment. He submitted this artwork to the Computer Arts Society's INTERACT exhibition and conference in Edinburgh in 1973.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Photograph
Brief description
Plotter drawing on computer paper by Manfred Linder
Physical description
Photograph on silver paper, copy of a plotter drawing in the V&A's collection (E.371-2009), mounted on board.
Dimensions
  • Of mount height: 37.7cm
  • Of mount width: 47cm
  • Of photograph height: 27.2cm
  • Of photograph width: 36.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Ref: CAS/A/0125' (Number from previous owner in pencil in lower left.)
Credit line
Given by the Computer Arts Society, supported by System Simulation Ltd, London
Object history
The work was submitted to the Computer Arts Society's INTERACT exhibition and conference in Edinburgh in 1973.
Summary
Manfred Linder used the FORTRAN programming language to generate his drawings. He made this plotter drawing using a Siemens 4004/G computer and a small Calcomp plotter 565 - a mechanical device that linked the computer and guided the pen across the paper. Linder, who studied mathematics at the University of Cologne, worked at the University’s computer centre where he was responsible for basic software including operating systems and graphical equipment. He submitted this artwork to the Computer Arts Society's INTERACT exhibition and conference in Edinburgh in 1973.
Associated object
E.371-2009 (Copy)
Other number
CAS/A/0124 - Previous owner's number
Collection
Accession number
E.112-2008

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Record createdApril 9, 2009
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