COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
CMA_.1998.114
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CMA_.1998.114
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2000
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2000
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Drawings and Watercolors
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Drawings and Watercolors
Object Type
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Creator Name:
Ruscha, Edward
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Ruscha, Edward
Creator Name
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Creator Nationality:
North American; American
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North American; American
Creator Nationality
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Creator Role:
artist
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artist
Creator Role
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Creator Dates/Places:
1937
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1937
Creator Dates/Places
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Gender:
M
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M
Gender
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Creator Name-CRT:
Edward Ruscha
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Edward Ruscha
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Bronson Tropics
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Bronson Tropics
Title
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Title Type:
Primary
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Primary
Title Type
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View:
Full View
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Full View
View
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Creation Date:
1965
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1965
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
1965
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1965
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
1965
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1965
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
graphite powder and graphite wash, with point of brush and graphite wash (ruled)
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graphite powder and graphite wash, with point of brush and graphite wash (ruled)
Materials and Techniques
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Dimensions:
Sheet: 35.5cm x 57.3cm, Image: 33cm x 54.6cm
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Sheet: 35.5cm x 57.3cm, Image: 33cm x 54.6cm
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
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Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1998.114
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1998.114
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Credit Line
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Inscriptions:
signed, lower left, in graphite: Edward Ruscha 1965
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signed, lower left, in graphite: Edward Ruscha 1965
Inscriptions
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html</a>
Rights
false
Provenance:
Collection of the artist, 1965-1998. [Anthony d'Offay, London]
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Collection of the artist, 1965-1998. [Anthony d'Offay, London]
Provenance
false
Context:
Edward Ruscha has lived and worked in Los Angeles since he moved there after high school in the 1950s. He was one of the first artists on the West Coast to work in the style that became known as Pop art. Like the New York artist Andy Warhol, Ruscha became interested in widely recognizable, com-mercial images. He was also influenced by the open, car-oriented spaces of Los Angeles, and by the architectural makeup of the city. Bronson Tropics derives from an illustrated book, Some Los Angeles Apartments, which the artist photographed himself and published in 1965. The buildings Ruscha photo-graphed were unremarkable, but he was interested in showing them objectively, presenting them in a context that would make the viewer take a second look. With this drawing, he transformed the look of the original building even further. Using a tonal technique of graphite powder, he streamlined the appearance of the façade to give the work the "slickness" of an advertisement.
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Edward Ruscha has lived and worked in Los Angeles since he moved there after high school in the 1950s. He was one of the first artists on the West Coast to work in the style that became known as Pop art. Like the New York artist Andy Warhol, Ruscha became interested in widely recognizable, com-mercial images. He was also influenced by the open, car-oriented spaces of Los Angeles, and by the architectural makeup of the city. Bronson Tropics derives from an illustrated book, Some Los Angeles Apartments, which the artist photographed himself and published in 1965. The buildings Ruscha photo-graphed were unremarkable, but he was interested in showing them objectively, presenting them in a context that would make the viewer take a second look. With this drawing, he transformed the look of the original building even further. Using a tonal technique of graphite powder, he streamlined the appearance of the façade to give the work the "slickness" of an advertisement.
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1998.114.tif
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CMA_.1998.114.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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