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David Em

Mentioned in 2 editorials. A guest on 1 podcast episode and mentioned in 2 more. The subject of 1 Timeline moment and mentioned in 8 more (1970 to 1988). Appears alongside 136 other people.

David Em is an American digital artist who made his first digital image at Xerox PARC in 1975 and built navigable 3D worlds as artist in residence at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

David Em
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Quotes

David Em provided covers for a few Herbie Hancock albums, including Future Shock (1983) which I just received in the mail recently.

Casey Reas, Casey Reas on the History of Generative Art - Part 2

I can still remember the first time I started sending pictures to magazines and things by sending JPEGs over the web.

David Em, 1980s Computer Art: Mark Wilson, David Em, Dan Sandin

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Mentioned in

103
London Digital Art Guide
October 13, 2025
3
Casey Reas on the History of Generative Art - Part 2
July 5, 2023
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Podcast appearances

8
Timeline Ch 6—Personal Computer Era (1980s) with Mark Wilson, Copper Giloth, Dan Sandin, David Em, William Latham, Stephen Todd, Darcy Gerbarg & Geoff Davis
February 8, 2024

Podcast mentions

17
Digital Curators Series 01—Douglas Dodds on Collecting and Valuing Emerging Technologies
September 30, 2024
9
One Year of Le Random
March 22, 2024

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