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Edward Ruscha, artist
American, 1937 -
Trial Proof for Big Dipper Over Desert, 1982
aquatint on Arches Silkscreen Roll paper
: 610 x 908 mm (24 x 35 3/4 in.)
Museum Purchase, Mrs. Paul L. Wattis Fund 2000.131.119.1

publisher, Crown Point Press, Oakland~printer, Peter Pettengill

Artist Credit: display

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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