Ed Ruscha and Photography by Ed Ruscha, Signed First Edition

Ed Ruscha and Photography by Ed Ruscha

First Edition, First Printing, 2004

Signed by Ed Ruscha

Mint Condition

This is a rare signed first edition, first printing of “Ed Ruscha and Photography” published by Steidl/Whitney Museum, New York in 2004 to coincide with Ruscha's exhibit at the Whitney Museum. This wonderful monograph features 80 color and 210 duotone illustrations including many from his celebrated books, as well as dozens of previously unpublished pieces. This volume thoroughly traces Ruscha's engagement with photography and reveals how his photographic works shed new light on his career as a whole. In preparing this volume and the related exhibition, the artist worked closely with Whitney Museum curator Sylvia Wolf to share his artistic process and reveal the importance of photography to his art in other mediums. Wolf remarks, "Ed Ruscha's books are among the most original achievements in the art of the 1960s and 1970s, and are the photographic works he is most known for. There have, however, been pictures tucked away in boxes in his studio and photographs that are unpublished or rarely seen, which shed light on Ruscha's career as a whole." This volume considers all facets of Ruscha's photographic production, selecting from the Whitney Museum's exceptional recent acquisition of a major body of the artist's original photographic works and unique early pieces. Included are reproductions of original prints from Ruscha's photographic books Twenty-six Gasoline Stations, Various Small Fires and Milk, Some Los Angeles Apartments, Thirty-Four Parking Lots in Los Angeles, Royal Road Test, Babycakes with Weights, and Real Estate Opportunities, as well as several photographs Ruscha never published, in particular 16 images from Twentysix Gasoline Stations not included in the book.

Measuring 8”x11", the book is a hardcover bound in fine beige paper-covered boards with a linen spine and title stamped in white on the cover and spine. The book was issued without a dust jacket.

The condition of the book is MINT and has been boldly signed by Ed Ruscha on the title page.

Photographs of the book and the signature page appear below. Please note that although the photographs appear digitized as thumbnails, they are viewable in the photo viewer by running your mouse over the thumbnail. You can also click on the thumbnail to open a separate window where the picture is viewable.