On the Beach
Drawing
1961 (made)
1961 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
In the 1960s Henry constructed various drawing machines from the components of analogue bombsight computers. Henry was fascinated by the swinging motion of the machines and adapted them to accommodate pen and paper. His drawing machines were operated electronically, but could not be programmed.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | On the Beach (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink mechanical drawing |
| Brief description | Pen and ink drawing on paper, 'On the Beach', by Desmond Paul Henry, 1961. |
| Physical description | Pen and ink mechanical drawing on paper |
| Dimensions |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'D.P.Henry 1961' (Artist's name and date, in black ink in lower right.) |
| Credit line | Given by Elaine O'Hanrahan |
| Summary | In the 1960s Henry constructed various drawing machines from the components of analogue bombsight computers. Henry was fascinated by the swinging motion of the machines and adapted them to accommodate pen and paper. His drawing machines were operated electronically, but could not be programmed. |
| Bibliographic reference | Henry, D.P. The Henry drawing computer. In: Reichardt, Jasia, ed. Cybernetic Serendipity: the Computer and the Arts: a Studio International Special Issue. London: Studio Ltd., 1968, p.50 (ill.). |
| Other number | EOH no. 060-1-61 M-S-B-B-W-C - Previous owner's number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.376-2009 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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