David Em papers
name: label: Creator
content: Em, David
topic: label: Occupation
content: Computer artists -- California -- Los Angeles
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated in 2023 by David Em.
creator: label: Creator
content: Em, David
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: David Em (1952- ) is a computer and digital artist in Los Angeles, California.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2.7 Linear feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1969-2023
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.emdavi
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Sketchbooks
label: Type
content: Drawings
label: Type
content: Interviews
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sketchbooks
label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings
label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers computer and digital artist, David Em, measure 2.7 linear feet and date from 1969-2023. The papers document Em's early efforts to create digital art in the 1970s and his subsequent exploration of navigable digital worlds. Included are sketchbooks with personal reflections about solving digital problems and sketches for visual content; interviews; correspondence; exhibition files; photographs; preliminary works of art; and printed material.