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Introduction
Edward Joseph Ruscha IV (, 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. Ruscha lives and works in Culver City, California.
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Q430967
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Introduction
Ruscha, originally from Oklahoma, studied at the Chouinard Art Institute from 1956 to 1960 in Los Angeles. He work was considered part of the Pop Art movement, and he gained prominence with his photographs of mundane subjects in Los Angeles such as gas stations and apartment buildings, as well as his paintings that featured isolated words or phrases. A major travelling retrospective of his work was organized by the San Francisco MOMA in 1982-1983. American artist.
Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Roles
Artist, Author, Graphic Artist, Painter, Photographer, Sculptor
Names
Ed Ruscha, Ed Ruschā, Edward Joseph Ruscha, Edward Ruscha
Ulan
500024159
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