Vera Molnar, considered the godmother of generative art for her computer-aided paintings and drawings that started in the 1960s, died on December 7 at age 99 (Alex Williams/New York Times)

Alex Williams / New York Times:

Vera Molnar, considered the godmother of generative art for her computer-aided paintings and drawings that started in the 1960s, died on December 7 at age 99  —  Experimenting with algorithms, she began to use the principles of computation in her work even before she gained access to an actual computer.