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Label Text Ruscha was born in Nebraska, raised in Oklahoma and received his art training in Los Angeles. He was one of the first practitioners of Pop Art on the West Coast and his pictures of words are characterized by a careful eye for detail. Source: Bulletin, March-April, 1974.
Exhibition History"MCM - Y2K: A CENTURY OF ART ON PAPER," Des Moines Art Center, Dec. 11, 1999 - Feb. 13, 2000

"Styles of the Times: The 1970s," Des Moines Art Center, July 3 - Aug. 30, 1998

"Words to be Seen," The Brunnier Gallery and Museum, Ames, Apr. 17 - Aug. 28, 1994

"F-111 and American Pop Images," Des Moines Art Center, Nov. 13, 1993 - Jan. 30, 1994

"Diversity of Line: A Selection from the Permanent Collection," Des Moines Art Center, Nov. 16, 1990 - Apr. 7, 1991

"Four Artists," Akron Art Institute, OH, Jan. 16 - Feb. 20, 1972

"Collector's Choice," Des Moines Art Center, Mar. 15 - Apr. 25, 1971
Published ReferencesDMAC News, May/June 1994, p.4

Gallery Guide for "F-111 and American Pop Images," Des Moines Art Center, 1993

Gallery Guide for "Diversity of Line," Des Moines Art Center, 1990

DMAC Bulletin, Mar./Apr. 1974, ill.

"MCM - Y2K: A Century of Art On Paper," Des Moines Art Center, 1999, ref. pp.21 & 28

DES MOINES ART CENTER: SELECTED PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES AND WORKS ON PAPER, Des Moines Art Center, 1985, ref. p.188

"Four Artists," Akron Art Institute, OH, 1972, folder ill.

DimensionsFrame: 23 7/8 × 41 7/8 × 1 1/2 in. (60.6 × 106.4 × 3.8 cm)
Sheet: 11 1/2 × 29 in. (29.2 × 73.7 cm)
Image: 9 3/4 × 27 1/4 in. (24.8 × 69.2 cm)

Accession Number 1973.3

Classificationswork on paper

InscriptionsE. Ruscha 1970 (L/L, pencil)

ProvenanceArtist; (Locksley-Shea Gallery, Minneapolis, MN); Des Moines Art Center [purchased from the previous, 1973]

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