Details

Type

Still image

Title

Utah Teapot Original

Description

Black and White image of the white porcelain teapot on which the widely distributed teapot data set is based. The teapot has frequently been used to test techniques of rendering three-dimensional objects using computer graphics. Teapots rendered as a wire frame outline- Warnock- Gouraud and Phong shaded have been published as well as many versions withsimulated reflections of an environment- and shape distortions. The frequency of use of the teapot as a test object in computer graphics has given it the status of a benchmark.Data for the teapot created and input by Martin Newell- 1974- University of Utah- Salt Lake City. Original preliminary sketches of the teapot are located in the Object File. -- JAC 9/28/2001 Correspondence from Jim Blinn (JPL) regarding the teapot can be located in the Object File. -- JAC 1/24/2003
Verso: "Milochik:" in pencil.

Category

Photograph

Accession Number

102672452

Related Records

X398.84

The Utah Teapot