David Dickinson prints and photographs

Collection

Identifier: RITArt-0045

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

David Dickinson prints and photographs contain 13 pieces. Dickinson was known for his innovative early use of computers, particulary the Macintosh, in conjunction with traditional print methods. Most prints in this collection are computer generated intaglio prints. Others are somewhat unidentified, but likely etchings and photographs.

Computer generated intaglio prints:

L.E.M., 1 of 10, undated

;

Dreaming of "M," 1987

;

Hills that Never Were, artist proof, 1987

;

Frontier of Chaos, 1988

;

Random Peak, 1 of 12, 1988

;

Complex Plane in the Vale of Seahorse, 2 of 10, 1988

;

Random Lake, 2 of 10, 1989

Dates

Creation: circa 1971-1988

Creator

David Dickinson (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to researchers.

Biographical / Historical

David Dickinson was born January 3, 1940 in Middlesex, England. He attended the Chelsea School of Art in London, Statens Handverks-og-Kunstindustriskole in Oslo, and RIT in Rochester. Before coming to RIT, Dickinson taught printmaking at Maidstone College of Art in England. After earning his MFA in printmaking from RIT in 1972, he was hired as an Assistant Professor in the College of Fine and Applied Arts. Dickinson taught at RIT for 28 years, including courses in lithography, intaglio and relief printing, papermaking, painting, and fractal geometry as an art form. He also started the Illustration Department, one of the most popular programs at RIT.

Dickinson was particularly known for his use of computers and fractal software as a fine art media in combination with traditional printmaking and photoetching, a technique he began pursuing in 1984. David Dickinson retired from RIT in 2000. He died in England in 2009.

Extent

13 Item(s)

Language

English

Additional Description

Overview

Thirteen computer generated intaglio prints, etchings, and photographs by RIT professor David Dickinson.

Arrangement

Collection is comprised of thirteen prints.

Physical Location

Computer generated intaglio prints:
L.E.M, Eastman Building, Room 7048
Dreaming of "M", Building 5, A500
Hills that Never Were, RIT Archives Reading Room, Drawer 13
Frontier of Chaos, C.S. North, Shelf 89, Box 8
Random Peak, Student Alumni Union, 2120
Complex Plane in the Vale of Seahorse, Storage room 3515, cubby 12
Random Lake, Building 5, A500
Etchings:
Three Plus One, Storage room 3515, cubby 12
Ash, C.S. North, cubby 9
Fall Furrows, C.S. North, Shelf 89, Box 8
Legacy, C.S. North, Shlef 89, Box 8
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