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Ed Ruscha
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Fan account of Edward Ruscha, an American artist associated with the pop art movement.
Born in 1937
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Green Onion from Stains http://www.moma.org/collection/works/62699
Gift of Iolas Gallery
November 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Crackers from Book Covers http://www.moma.org/collection/works/115038
John M. Shapiro Fund
November 26, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Fence from Cameo Cuts http://www.moma.org/collection/works/200662
Gift of Susan and Arthur Fleischer, Jr.
November 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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The End #60 https://www.wikiart.org/en/edward-ruscha/the-end-60-2005
The End #60
November 26, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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Carp http://www.moma.org/collection/works/73310
Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
November 26, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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Glue (Wilhold Glu-bird) from Stain http://www.moma.org/collection/works/62672
Gift of Iolas Gallery
November 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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1984 https://collections.artsmia.org/art/1857/
Ed Ruscha has always been fascinated with language. Inspired by Jasper Johns's austere numerals and targets, he set out to transform text and cultural icons into high art. In 1967, he began making his "paper ribbon" drawings, which characteristically feature isolated words as objects set in three-dimensional space. He portrayed his subjects in a precisely rendered trompe l'oeil manner, relying on various drawing mediums, cotton swabs, and the palm of his hand to draw the subtle tonal gradations needed to establish the highly illusionistic effects he desired. Rushca maintained that he chose words for their appearance, sound, or spelling rather than for their meanings, or referential associations. In 1984, however, the unmistakable reference to George Orwell's futuristic novel stands at odds with the graceful line and elegant form of the ribbon.
November 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Dublin https://www.wikiart.org/en/edward-ruscha/dublin-1960
Dublin
November 25, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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The End http://www.moma.org/collection/works/84192
Gift of UBS
November 25, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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TRADEMARK STUDY [#1] https://www.wikiart.org/en/edward-ruscha/trademark-study-1-1962
TRADEMARK STUDY [#1]
November 25, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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Real Estate Opportunities from Book Covers http://www.moma.org/collection/works/115035
John M. Shapiro Fund
November 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Jumbo http://www.moma.org/collection/works/79218
Given anonymously in memory of Nicholas Wilder; Sid R. Bass, Douglas S. Cramer, and Jeanne C. Thayer Funds; and gift of The Cowles Charitable Trust
November 24, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Rooftop (Rooftops Series #2) https://www.wikiart.org/en/edward-ruscha/rooftop-rooftops-series-2
Rooftop (Rooftops Series #2)
November 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Petroleum Jelly (Vaseline) from Stains http://www.moma.org/collection/works/62680
Gift of Iolas Gallery
November 24, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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Antiseptic (Listerine) from Stains http://www.moma.org/collection/works/62650
Gift of Iolas Gallery
November 24, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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Museum on Fire http://www.moma.org/collection/works/84124
Gift of UBS
November 23, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Pacific Ocean Salt Water from Stains http://www.moma.org/collection/works/62660
Gift of Iolas Gallery
November 23, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Sulfuric Acid (Mallinckrodt), from Stains https://collections.artsmia.org/art/99041/
Portfolio of 75 sheets with title page housed in a black clamshell box.
November 23, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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TRADEMARK [#6] https://www.wikiart.org/en/edward-ruscha/trademark-6-1962
TRADEMARK [#6]
November 23, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Wall Rocket https://www.wikiart.org/en/edward-ruscha/wall-rocket-2013
Wall Rocket
November 22, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Every Building on the Sunset Strip http://www.moma.org/collection/works/146931
Partial gift of the Daled Collection and partial purchase through the generosity of Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Agnes Gund, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, and Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley
November 22, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Witch Hazel (Borbro distilled) from Stains http://www.moma.org/collection/works/62682
Gift of Iolas Gallery
November 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Various Small Fires and Milk http://www.moma.org/collection/works/146930
Partial gift of the Daled Collection and partial purchase through the generosity of Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Agnes Gund, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, and Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley
November 22, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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Faucet https://www.wikiart.org/en/edward-ruscha/faucet
Faucet
November 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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I Plead Insanity Because I'm Just Crazy About That Girl https://www.wikiart.org/en/edward-ruscha/i-plead-insanity-because-i-m-just-crazy-about-that-girl-1976
I Plead Insanity Because I'm Just Crazy About That Girl
November 21, 2025 at 4:58 PM