Artists' Books
Nationality
American
Artist Dates
b. 1937
Preview
Date of Work
1967
Medium
Artist book, glue bound, offset printed
Edition #
First Edition
Signature
Unsigned
Height
9 15/16"
Width
7 15/16"
Depth
13/16"
Collection/Provenance
Art & Design Study Collection, James Smith Pierce Collection
Status
Stored: FF_012_A
Location
UND Art Collections Repository
Artist Bio
Edward Ruscha was born in 1937 in Omaha, NE and is currently based out of California. Ruscha studied commercial art at the Chouinard Art Institute from 1956 to 1960. He is best known for his artist's books that strategically combine photography with short phrases and brand names to showcase the sole architectural, emotional or cultural subject of the book. He is also known for his experimental material use in his paintings and drawings, such as using chewing tobacco, spinach, Pepto-Bismol and even caviar. Edward Ruscha has work in the permanent collections of the Walker Art Museum, the Tate Museum, the Whitney Museum, and many other collections both private and public.
Additional Information
Self-published artist book, 48 pages. 1967. 2,413 copies printed of first edition. There are two copies of the first edition in the University of North Dakota's Artist Books collection.
Book features aerial black and white photographs of parking lots around the Southern California area, taken by Los Angeles aerial photographer Art Alanis who Ruscha hired for the project.
For more information about this book, please contact UND Art Collections.
James Smith Pierce Collection
Condition
Very good
Condition Notes
Slight yellowing of cover, slight wear on corners.
Rights
Images are provided for educational purposes only and may not be reproduced for commercial use. Images may be protected by artist copyright. A credit line is required to be used for any public non-commercial educational purpose. The credit line must include, “Image courtesy of the University of North Dakota.”