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Label Text Ruscha's drawing entitled This, That (1970) is from a body of work called "gunpowder ribbon drawings, in which the artist experimented with different materials, including gunpowder, to write phrases in ribbonlike forms. Ruscha felt gunpowder's softness made it a better drawing material than graphite or charcoal, and it could also be used as wash. Ruscha is a Los Angeles-based Pop and Conceptual artist who continues to make significant contributions to the art of our time. A sense of humor and language are important components of his work, which often includes quirky phrases pulled from the American vernacular. Source: News, April May June, 2007.
DimensionsSheet: 11 7/16 × 29 in. (29.1 × 73.7 cm)
Image: 9 11/16 × 27 3/16 in. (24.6 × 69.1 cm)
Accession Number 2006.33
Classificationswork on paper
This, That
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Photo Credit: Richard Sanders, Des Moines
Bryan Hunt
1978
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Ronald Wendell Davis
1971
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Gunther Gerzso
1966
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Robert Graham
1974
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Mikhail Larionov
1908
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
William T. Wiley
1975
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Jack Tworkov
1973
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Oskar Schlemmer
1962, original plaster cast 1919
Photo Credit: Richard Sanders, Des Moines
Anselm Kiefer
1985