Ed Ruscha

by Richard D. Marshall

Book Overview

Ed Ruscha (b. 1937) initially gained attention in the early 1960s with paintings, drawings, and photographic books that focused on his fascination with the unique culture, vernacular, and sensibility of his adopted home of Los Angeles. But Ruscha, who is wary of labels, refused to be categorized as a Pop artist, and indeed, his work reaches beyond that classification. He has been considered a "West Coast" artist, and although Los Angeles is undeniably...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0714845485
• ISBN13: 9780714845487
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Phaidon Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 3.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 9.9" x 11.4"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary