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Manchester’s Computer Art Pioneer
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| Speaker: |
Elaine O’Hanrahan |
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Tuesday 24th September 2024 |
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17:00 for 17:30 start |
| Location: |
Manchester Metropolitan University, Business School, Room BS 3.01 (South Atrium).
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About the seminar
During the 1960s Desmond Henry gained recognition for the abstract, curvilinear images produced
by a series of three electromechanical drawing machines he created by adapting analogue
bombsight computers, originally used in WW2 bombers to direct bombs onto their target.
The remains of his second drawing machine are currently with the London Science Museum.
In 2011, the Manchester Museum of Science and Industry hosted a solo retrospective of Henry’s
machine-generated artwork.
His work forms part of major collections, including the V&A Museum in London.
For more information goto
desmondhenry.com/
About the speaker
Elaine O’Hanrahan is the daughter of Desmond Henry and curator of the D. P. Henry Archive.
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