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Artist a Day:  Ed Ruscha 

Ed Ruscha  (b.1937) 

Edward Joseph Ruscha IV, associated with the pop art movement, has worked in various media such as painting, printmaking, drawing, photography, and the film lives and works in Culver City.

Honk

Ed  `s Works

figurative , Pop Art , 1962

Large Trademark With Eight Spotlight

Ed  `s Works

figurative ,170 x 335 cm , 1962

Gas

Ed  `s Works

figurative ,Pop Art ,1962

What is Edward Ruscha recognized for? 

Ed Ruscha is an American artist famous for using a new perspective to show the American scene. His works are accessible and timeless and continue bookending our progression of art.

Norms, La Cienaga on Fire

Ed  `s Works

landscape , Pop Art , 1964

Standard Station

Ed  `s Works

landscape , Pop Art , 1966

Hi, Honey

Ed  `s Works

figurative ,Pop Art , 1981

"When you're on a highway, viewing the western U.S. with the mountains and the flatness and the desert and all that, it's very much like my paintings." -Ed Ruscha

Cadillac (Motor City Series)

Ed  `s Works

figurative , Pop Art ,2009

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Arrow

Ford (Motor City Portfolio)

Ed  `s Works

figurative , Pop Art ,2009

Sweetwater

Ed  `s Works

figurative , Pop Art ,1959

"Traveling is irritating to me, but not driving. Going to the airport makes me nervous, but when I set out to just take a leisurely drive, it's blue skies and puffy clouds and time. " -Ed Ruscha

Hollywood

Ed  `s Works

figurative ,Pop Art ,1969