Explore the History of Computer Art

The Ragnar Digital Collection is one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive collections of computer and digital art.

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917 works

À la mémoire de J. M. Jacquard by Michel-Marie Carquillat, 1839

À la mémoire de J. M. Jacquard Textile

Visite de Mgr le duc d'Aumale à la Croix-Rousse by Michel-Marie Carquillat, 1844

Visite de Mgr le duc d'Aumale à la Croix-Rousse Textile

Mémoire sur l'étude optique des mouvements vibratoires by Jules Antoine Lissajous, 1857

Mémoire sur l'étude optique des mouvements vibratoires Book

Untitled Oscilloscope Photo (2) by Hy Hirsh, 1950 (ca)

Untitled Oscilloscope Photo (2) Oscilloscope

Untitled Oscilloscope Photo by Hy Hirsh, 1950 (ca)

Untitled Oscilloscope Photo Oscilloscope

Untitled Oscilloscope Photo (3) by Hy Hirsh, 1950 (ca)

Untitled Oscilloscope Photo (3) Oscilloscope

Untitled Oscilloscope Photo (5) by Hy Hirsh, 1950 (ca)

Untitled Oscilloscope Photo (5) Oscilloscope

Untitled Oscilloscope Photo (4) by Hy Hirsh, 1950 (ca)

Untitled Oscilloscope Photo (4) Oscilloscope

Abstronic Sketch #2 by Mary Ellen Bute, 1951-1952 (ca)

Abstronic Sketch #2 Oscilloscope

Abstronic Set by Mary Ellen Bute, 1951-1952 (ca)

Abstronic Set Oscilloscope

Untitled Oscilloscope Photograph (negative #2) by Mary Ellen Bute, 1951-1952 (ca)

Untitled Oscilloscope Photograph (negative #2) Oscilloscope

Untitled Double Oscilloscope Photograph (negative #3) by Mary Ellen Bute, 1951-1952 (ca)

Untitled Double Oscilloscope Photograph (negative #3) Oscilloscope

Untitled Oscilloscope Photograph (negative #1) by Mary Ellen Bute, 1951-1952 (ca)

Untitled Oscilloscope Photograph (negative #1) Oscilloscope

Untitled Double Oscilloscope Photograph (photograph #1) by Mary Ellen Bute, 1951-1952 (ca)

Untitled Double Oscilloscope Photograph (photograph #1) Oscilloscope

Abstronic Production Material by Mary Ellen Bute, 1952

Abstronic Production Material Print

Abstronic by Mary Ellen Bute, 1952

Abstronic Film

Oscillon #18 by Ben Francis Laposky, 1952

Oscillon #18 Oscilloscope

Oscillon #173 by Ben Francis Laposky, 1952

Oscillon #173 Oscilloscope

Oscillon #596 by Ben Francis Laposky, 1957

Oscillon #596 Oscilloscope

Four-Panel Oscilloscope Photo by Mary Ellen Bute, 1958-1959 (ca)

Four-Panel Oscilloscope Photo Oscilloscope

Stochastische Texte (Augenblick 1'4) by Theo Lutz, 1959

Stochastische Texte (Augenblick 1'4) Prose/Poetry

The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution: The Rede Lecture by Charles Percy Snow, 1959

The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution: The Rede Lecture Book

Ordination Photo by Roman Verostko, 1959

Ordination Photo Photograph

Untitled (2) by Alexandre Vitkine, 1960

Untitled (2) Oscilloscope

Untitled (1) by Alexandre Vitkine, 1960

Untitled (1) Oscilloscope

Computergrafik 5 by Kurd Alsleben, 1960 (ca)

Computergrafik 5 Print

Music From Mathematics (Box Set) by Max Vernon Mathews, 1960-1961

Music From Mathematics (Box Set) Sound

Cibernetik 5.3 by John Stehura, 1960-1964

Cibernetik 5.3 Film

Synthesized Speech by Bell Telephone Laboratories (Bell Labs), 1961

Synthesized Speech Sound

Untitled from Drawing Machine One by Desmond Paul Henry, 1961

Untitled from Drawing Machine One Machine Drawing

Recreational Mathematics by Ben Francis Laposky, 1961

Recreational Mathematics Book

rot 6 by Theo Lutz, 1961

rot 6 Prose/Poetry

"Ideographs" Exhibition Brochure by Desmond Paul Henry, 1962

"Ideographs" Exhibition Brochure Ephemera

Reid Gallery Invitation (One Man Show) by Desmond Paul Henry, 1962

Reid Gallery Invitation (One Man Show) Ephemera

Kennedy Portrait by Unknown, 1962 (ca)

Kennedy Portrait Print

Language D'un Ordinateur - Hee Saw Dhuh Kaet by Bell Telephone Laboratories (Bell Labs), 1963

Language D'un Ordinateur - Hee Saw Dhuh Kaet Sound

Computer Speech – Hee Saw Dhuh Kaet by Bell Telephone Laboratories (Bell Labs), 1963

Computer Speech – Hee Saw Dhuh Kaet Sound

rot 11 - Monolog der Terry Jo by Max Bense, 1963

rot 11 - Monolog der Terry Jo Prose/Poetry

Exhibition Catalog, Robert Fraser Gallery, 1963 by Harold Cohen, 1963

Exhibition Catalog, Robert Fraser Gallery, 1963 Mixed Media

Double by Harold Cohen, 1963

Double Painting

Untitled from Drawing Machine Two by Desmond Paul Henry, 1963

Untitled from Drawing Machine Two Machine Drawing

The Logic of Saint Anslem by Desmond Paul Henry, 1963

The Logic of Saint Anslem Machine Drawing

Imperial by Harold Cohen, 1964

Imperial Painting

Untitled from Drawing Machine Two (b&w) by Desmond Paul Henry, 1964

Untitled from Drawing Machine Two (b&w) Machine Drawing

The Electronic Computer as an Artist (Canadian Art Magazine) by Leslie Mezei, 1964

The Electronic Computer as an Artist (Canadian Art Magazine) Ephemera

Peace Through Understanding by Fujitsu Limited, 1964-1965

Peace Through Understanding Dot-Matrix

Computer Music / Musik der Senoi (Mayala) Native Music by Max Vernon Mathews, 1965

Computer Music / Musik der Senoi (Mayala) Native Music Sound

Random Polygon by Frieder Nake, 1965

Random Polygon Print

25/2/65 Nr. 14 by Frieder Nake, 1965

25/2/65 Nr. 14 Plotter

Rectangular Hatching (test print) by Frieder Nake, 1965

Rectangular Hatching (test print) Plotter

Nr. 6 by Frieder Nake, 1965

Nr. 6 Plotter

rot 19 - computer-grafik by Georg Nees, 1965

rot 19 - computer-grafik Book

Computer Generated Three Dimensional Movies (monograph) by A. Michael Noll, 1965

Computer Generated Three Dimensional Movies (monograph) Ephemera

Mona by the Numbers (Blueline Variant) by H.P. Peterson, 1965

Mona by the Numbers (Blueline Variant) Plotter

UV Light Choreogramme by Otto Beckmann, 1966

UV Light Choreogramme Oscilloscope

Untitled Choreogramme Photograph by Otto Beckmann, 1966

Untitled Choreogramme Photograph Print

16 4 66 by Klaus Burkhardt, 1966

16 4 66 Print

Flies by Charles "Chuck" Csuri, 1966

Flies Print

9 evenings: theatre and engineering by Experiments in Art and Technology (E.A.T.), 1966

9 evenings: theatre and engineering Print

Hommage à Paul Klee by Frieder Nake, 1966

Hommage à Paul Klee Plotter

futura 13 - frieder nake - computer grafik by Frieder Nake, 1966

futura 13 - frieder nake - computer grafik Print

Untitled Computer-Generated Choreogramme (for Otto Beckmann) by Frieder Nake, 1966

Untitled Computer-Generated Choreogramme (for Otto Beckmann) Plotter

3:4 rV (computer generated sculpture) by Johan Severtson, 1966

3:4 rV (computer generated sculpture) Sculpture

Klartexte by Timm Ulrichs, 1966

Klartexte Mixed Media

Computerchoreographie: strukturbild Aplomb by Otto Beckmann, 1967

Computerchoreographie: strukturbild Aplomb Print

#3 by Harold Cohen, 1967

#3 Print

#2 by Harold Cohen, 1967

#2 Print

#1 by Harold Cohen, 1967

#1 Print

#5 by Harold Cohen, 1967

#5 Print

#3 (v3) by Harold Cohen, 1967

#3 (v3) Print

Derrynan Suite by Harold Cohen, 1967

Derrynan Suite Print

#4 by Harold Cohen, 1967

#4 Print

#3 (v2) by Harold Cohen, 1967

#3 (v2) Print

Flies by Charles "Chuck" Csuri, 1967

Flies Print

Flies (plotter drawing) by Charles "Chuck" Csuri, 1967

Flies (plotter drawing) Plotter

Random War by Charles "Chuck" Csuri, 1967

Random War Print

Hummingbird II, 1967 by Charles "Chuck" Csuri, 1967

Hummingbird II, 1967 Print

E.A.T News (Vol 1 No 1, January 15, 1967)) by Experiments in Art and Technology (E.A.T.), 1967

E.A.T News (Vol 1 No 1, January 15, 1967)) Ephemera

Drawings by Computer: Human-Figure Studies 1555045 - Human Figure, Sitting (side view) by William Alan Fetter, 1967

Drawings by Computer: Human-Figure Studies 1555045 - Human Figure, Sitting (side view) Print

Drawings by Computer: Human-Figure Studies 1555046 - Human Figure, Extreme Reaching Pose by William Alan Fetter, 1967

Drawings by Computer: Human-Figure Studies 1555046 - Human Figure, Extreme Reaching Pose Print

Drawings by Computer: Human-Figure Studies 1555044 - Human Figure, Sitting (front view) by William Alan Fetter, 1967

Drawings by Computer: Human-Figure Studies 1555044 - Human Figure, Sitting (front view) Print

GE-115 Computer Concerto by Pietro Grossi, 1967

GE-115 Computer Concerto Sound

Buon Natale 1967 e Felice Anno Nuovo / Merry Christmas 1967 and Happy New Year by Pietro Grossi, 1967

Buon Natale 1967 e Felice Anno Nuovo / Merry Christmas 1967 and Happy New Year Sound

Untitled from Drawing Machine Three by Desmond Paul Henry, 1967

Untitled from Drawing Machine Three Machine Drawing

Computer Music from the University of Illinois by Lejaren Arthur Hiller Jr, 1967

Computer Music from the University of Illinois Sound

A House of Dust by Alison Knowles, 1967

A House of Dust Prose/Poetry

Studies in Perception I (Reclining Nude) by Ken Knowlton, 1967

Studies in Perception I (Reclining Nude) Print

IEEE Spectrum October 1967 by A. Michael Noll, 1967

IEEE Spectrum October 1967 Ephemera

Illumination and the Eye by Eduardo Paolozzi, 1967

Illumination and the Eye Print

Horizon of Expectations by Eduardo Paolozzi, 1967

Horizon of Expectations Print

A formula that can shatter into a million glass bullets by Eduardo Paolozzi, 1967

A formula that can shatter into a million glass bullets Print

Sun City by Eduardo Paolozzi, 1967

Sun City Print

Computer-Epoch by Eduardo Paolozzi, 1967

Computer-Epoch Print

War Games Revised by Eduardo Paolozzi, 1967

War Games Revised Print

Protocol Sentences by Eduardo Paolozzi, 1967

Protocol Sentences Print

Spontaneous discrimination non-spontaneous discrimination by Eduardo Paolozzi, 1967

Spontaneous discrimination non-spontaneous discrimination Print

Protocol Sense by Eduardo Paolozzi, 1967

Protocol Sense Print

Universal Electronic Vaccuum (portfolio) by Eduardo Paolozzi, 1967

Universal Electronic Vaccuum (portfolio) Print

Whipped Cream, A Taste of Honey, Peanuts, Lemon Tree, Others by Eduardo Paolozzi, 1967

Whipped Cream, A Taste of Honey, Peanuts, Lemon Tree, Others Print

Universal Electronic Vacuum 1967 by Eduardo Paolozzi, 1967

Universal Electronic Vacuum 1967 Print

7 Pyramide in form einer achtel skugel by Eduardo Paolozzi, 1967

7 Pyramide in form einer achtel skugel Print

Untitled (computer generated sculpture 2) by Johan Severtson, 1967

Untitled (computer generated sculpture 2) Sculpture

A Small Computer Plays Some Examples of Mozart's Dice-Composition Music by Solidac Experimental Computer, 1967

A Small Computer Plays Some Examples of Mozart's Dice-Composition Music Sound

Sole of Star by Lloyd Sumner, 1967

Sole of Star Plotter

Red-Blue Structure by Zdeněk Sýkora, 1967

Red-Blue Structure Print

Poem Field #7 by Stan VanDerBeek, 1967

Poem Field #7 Film

Tree by Roman Verostko, 1967

Tree Painting

Psalm of Peace by Roman Verostko, 1967

Psalm of Peace Painting

Portrait of Christ by Kelvin Kilbourne, 1967 (ca)

Portrait of Christ Dot-Matrix

Iwanami Lecture Series on Fundamental Engineering: Complete 19-Volume Set by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1967-1972

Iwanami Lecture Series on Fundamental Engineering: Complete 19-Volume Set Ephemera

bit international 1-6 by Dimitrije Bašičević, 1968

bit international 1-6 Book

Elektronische Computergrafik by Otto Beckmann, 1968

Elektronische Computergrafik Oscilloscope

Siemens Computer by Bernard Buffet, 1968

Siemens Computer Print

Mona Lisa by California Computer Products, Inc., 1968

Mona Lisa Print

Woodcut by Utomaro by California Computer Products, Inc., 1968

Woodcut by Utomaro Print

Plexus by California Computer Products, Inc., 1968

Plexus Print

The Fisherman by California Computer Products, Inc., 1968

The Fisherman Print

Fish by California Computer Products, Inc., 1968

Fish Print

Hummingbird by California Computer Products, Inc., 1968

Hummingbird Print

Cross by California Computer Products, Inc., 1968

Cross Print

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