Mark Schuler: Chester Carlson

Artist: Mark Schuler
1951 -
Nationality: American
Artwork Year: 1988
Image Size: 14.25 by 10.25 inches
Overall Size: 20.625 by 15.375 inches
Medium: Mixed Media on Cold Press Illustration Board

While working for an electronics firm, Chester Carlson noticed that there were never enough copies of patent specifications available, and there was no quick, easy way to get more. His curiosity piqued, he devoured available information on imaging processes, ignoring conventional photography and studying instead the uncharted territory of photoconductivity. Much to his wife's dismay, he began experiments in her kitchen sink. There, on October 22, 1938, the technology that would eventually begin a copying revolution was born unheralded and seemingly unwanted. Carlson worked tirelessly to convince the business community of its need for his invention. Finally, twenty-one years after its discovery, "Xerography" was incorporated by a small photo-paper company into the first practical copy machine, the Haloid 914. Later known as Xerox, it was the foundation not only of a corporation, but of an entire new industry. Carlson's invention became one of the most profitable products in the world, but he would also be remembered for his kindness and generosity. Before his death in 1968, he had given close to $100 million dollars to charity. He had also invented an easy way to make copies -- at the touch of a button.

This artwork was originally published on the Fleetwood® First Day of Issue Maximum Card for the U.S. 21¢ Chester Carlson stamp issued October 21, 1988.

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