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Edward Ruscha, artist
American, 1937 -
Trial Proof A for Heaven, 1988
soap ground aquatint on Somerset cream paper
: 1121 x 826 mm (44 1/8 x 32 1/2 in.)
Museum Purchase, Mrs. Paul L. Wattis Fund 2000.131.138.1

publisher, Crown Point Press, San Francisco~printer, RenÈe Bott

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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