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Edward Ruscha, artist
American, 1937 -
Metro, Petro, Neuro, Psycho, 1982
Color soft ground etching printed on Somerset Satin paper
37.1 x 38.8 cm (image); 62 x 57 cm (sheet)
Crown Point Press Archive, gift of Crown Point Press 1991.28.1104

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

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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