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Edward Ruscha, artist
American, 1937 -
First image in the book Nine Swimming Pools and a Broken Glass by Edward Ruscha (Los Angeles: Self published, 1968), 1968
color offset reproduction of photograph
Image: 127 x 127 mm (5 x 5 in.); Sheet: 180 x 140 mm (7 1/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
Gift of Peter Selz through the Artist Book Council 1992.165.7.1

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Artist Biography: Studied at Chouinard Institute, Los Angeles, 1956-1960. Received Tamarind Fellowship 1969. Pop artis. Work runs a wide gamut, ranging from paintings, drawings, print, films, and magazine layouts. Began his hard, brittle word paintings while still a student. Simple juxtaposition is one aspect of Ruscha's painting.~~Reference: Engberg, Siri and Clive Philpott: Edward Ruscha, Editions 1959-1999, Walker Art Center, Mpls., MN; New York: Distributed Art Publishers, 1999)~~

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