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Untitled

Drawing
1969 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cohen trained as a painter and represented Britain at the 1966 Venice Biennale. In 1968 he became a visiting professor at the University of California at San Diego, where he was introduced to computer programming. This hand-coloured drawing on a computer printout reads as a contour map and illustrates his early interest in the new medium.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleUntitled (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Drawing in ink on impact print
Brief description
Drawing in ink on impact print, by Harold Cohen, 1969.
Physical description
Hand drawing in coloured inks on impact print.
Dimensions
  • Height: 56.0cm
  • Width: 66.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Harold Cohen 1969' (In pencil, in lower right side, artist's signature and date)
Gallery label
Harold Cohen born 1928 Untitled 1969 Cohen trained as a painter and represented Britain at the 1966 Venice Biennale. In 1968 he became a visiting professor at the University of California at San Diego, where he was introduced to computer programming. This hand-coloured drawing on a computer printout reads as a contour map and illustrates his early interest in the new medium. Drawing in ink on impact print Given by Harold Cohen Museum no. E.319-2009(07/12/2009 - 25/04/2010)
Credit line
Given by Harold Cohen
Summary
Cohen trained as a painter and represented Britain at the 1966 Venice Biennale. In 1968 he became a visiting professor at the University of California at San Diego, where he was introduced to computer programming. This hand-coloured drawing on a computer printout reads as a contour map and illustrates his early interest in the new medium.
Collection
Accession number
E.319-2009

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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