Jack Burnham

Jack Burnham was an American historian, journalist and sculptor (1931–2019). He was born at New York City.

Also recorded as Jack Wesley Burnham; Jack W. Burnham.

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Works and catalogued output

Fingerprinting, from Screen Prints 1970 is dated 1970 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 2005.589.10). The Art Institute of Chicago catalogues 4 works under this heading. Open Library catalogues 4 works under this heading.

Context

Balcony Railing Section from the Mecca Apartment Building, Chicago, Illinois is dated 1891-92 (demolished about 1951) and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1972.306). Carbon and Carbide Building, Chicago, Illinois, Perspective Sketch is dated 1927–28 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1987.336). Rookery Building, Chicago, Illinois, LaSalle Street Elevation is dated 1885/87 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1989.407.2).

Reception

Jack Burnham is recorded as having received Guggenheim Fellowship. Open Library catalogues 5 works under this name.

Holdings and surviving copies

Beyond Modern Sculpture: The Effects of Science and Technology on the Sculpture of this Century (1968) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. Jack Burnham, Real Time Systems, ArtForum Sept 1969, Pulsa is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. The Art Institute of Chicago records 4 objects associated with this heading.

Authority records

The identifiers under which Jack Burnham may be traced in institutional catalogues.

Jack Burnham is established in the international name authorities as Wikidata Q6111479.

Catalogued works

5 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library and The Art Institute of Chicago.

Dissolve into comprehension. Beyond modern sculpture. Great western salt works. The structure of art. Fingerprinting, from Screen Prints 1970, dated 1970, screenprint on coated white wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2005.589.10.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Jack Burnham Comments on Mallary's Note, Leonardo, 1970. Interview with Jack Burnham, 1990, Always Reaching, 2023. Jack Burnham, The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of New Media Art, 2024. 1. Jack Burnham Redux:, Nervous Systems, 2021. Kinetic Systems: Jack Burnham and Hans Haacke, Contemporaneity: Historical Presence in Visual Culture, 2014.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 3 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1885Rookery Building, Chicago, Illinois, LaSalle Street Elevation is dated 1885/87 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1989.407.2).
  2. 1891Balcony Railing Section from the Mecca Apartment Building, Chicago, Illinois is dated 1891-92 (demolished about 1951) and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1972.306).
  3. 1927Carbon and Carbide Building, Chicago, Illinois, Perspective Sketch is dated 1927–28 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1987.336).
  4. 1931Jack Burnham born at New York City.
  5. 1931Jack Burnham was born in 1931 at New York City.
  6. 1968Beyond Modern Sculpture: The Effects of Science and Technology on the Sculpture of this Century (1968) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
  7. 1969Jack Burnham, Real Time Systems, ArtForum Sept 1969, Pulsa is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
  8. 1970Fingerprinting, from Screen Prints 1970 is dated 1970 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 2005.589.10).
  9. 1970Fingerprinting, from Screen Prints 1970 (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  10. 2019Jack Burnham died.
  11. 2019Jack Burnham died in 2019.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    1. Jack Burnham Redux:, Nervous Systems, 2021

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Interview with Jack Burnham, 1990, Always Reaching, 2023

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Jack Burnham Comments on Mallary's Note, Leonardo, 1970

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Jack Burnham, The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of New Media Art, 2024

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Open Library author record for Jack Burnham (Internet Archive), 5 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  6. 6.

    “Jack Burnham”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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  7. 7.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 7 articles naming Jack Burnham.

    open access index · Unverified

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  8. 8.

    Internet Archive, 3 digitised items catalogued under Jack Burnham as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  9. 9.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Jack Burnham.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  10. 10.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q6111479: Jack Burnham

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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