William Larson
Untitled

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Artist William Larson (American, 1942–2019)American, 1942–2019

CultureAmerican

Titles

Untitled
from the series Fireflies

Date1970–1976

PlaceUnited States

MediumElectrostatic carbon print

DimensionsImage: 8 1/2 × 11 in. (21.6 × 27.9 cm)
Sheet: 8 1/2 × 11 in. (21.6 × 27.9 cm)

Credit LineGift of Lilyan and Toby Miller

Object number86.451

Not on view

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Department

Photography

Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

DescriptionPhotographers began experimenting with various digital technologies in the 1970s, including electrophotography made with photocopiers and laser printers. William Larson created this photograph using a Graphic Sciences DEX 1 Teleprinter, an early fax technology that converted images to an audio-based electronic code and then back to an image again. Larson ran the same print through the process multiple times, often interjecting other sounds to alter the transmission.
ProvenanceLilyan Miller and Toby Miller; given to MFAH, 1986.
Exhibition History“Shadows on the Wall: Cameraless Photography from 1851 to Today” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 31– November 30, 2014.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

bottom left edge on the image in pencil "W.[?] Larson"

verso bottom left corner a circular typed sticker "25"

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