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Ed Ruscha
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American painter and photographer (born 1937)
Film & TV
Omaha, Nebraska
Edward Joseph Ruscha IV is an American artist associated with the pop art movement. He has worked in the media of painting, printmaking, drawing, photography, and film. He is also noted for creating several artist's books. Ruscha lives and works in Culver City, California.
Known for
- aka Mr. Chow — Self2023
- Marcel Duchamp: The Art of the Possible — Self - Artist2020
- Ed Ruscha - Motorized Photographs of Sunset Blvd. and Other L.A. Streets — Narrator2019
- I Knew Andy Warhol — Self2018
- Paradox Bullets — Self2018
- Ed Ruscha: Buildings and Words — Self2016
- Along for the Ride — Self2016
- Sketches of Frank Gehry — Self2006
- Ed Ruscha: 4 Decades — Self2005
- Iconoclasts — Self2005
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Key facts
- Born
- Edward Joseph Ruscha IV , ( 1937-12-16 ) December 16, 1937 (age 88) , Omaha, Nebraska , U.S.
- Education
- Chouinard Art Institute
- Known for
- Painting , photography , printmaking , film , book art
- Notable work
- Large Trademark with Eight Spotlights (1961) Every Building on the Sunset Strip (1966) Standard Station (1966)
- Movement
- Pop art
- Spouses
- Danica Knego ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1967 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1978 ) ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1987 )
- Awards
- Guggenheim Fellowship (1971)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Joseph
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Omaha
- Occupation
- artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- Documenta IX
- Field of work
- photography
- Genre
- conceptual art
- Movement
- conceptual art
- Official website
- edruscha.com
- Image
- Ed Ruscha KhanAcademyTurkce.jpg
- Work location
- Los Angeles
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- Commons category
- Edward Ruscha
- date of birth
- 1937-12-16
- member of
- American Academy of Arts and Letters
- described by source
- UbuWeb
- has works in the collection
- Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
- copyright representative
- Ed Ruscha
- floruit
- 1966-00-00
- archives at
- Harry Ransom Center
Sources (7)
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Encyclopedic overview
Edward Joseph Ruscha IV (/ruːˈʃeɪ/, roo-SHAY; born December 16, 1937) is an American artist associated with the pop art movement. He has worked in the media of painting, printmaking, drawing, photography, and film. He is also noted for creating several artist's books. Ruscha lives and works in Culver City, California.
Early life and education
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