Artist Monograph

Edward Ruscha, American

American, born 1937

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Medium Breakdown

Medium Works at MoMA Share
Mixed Media 77 31.3%
Lithography 65 26.4%
Other Media 30 12.2%
Screenprint 25 10.2%
Etching 15 6.1%
Printmaking 11 4.5%
Drawing 8 3.3%
Acrylic Painting 4 1.6%

Department Distribution

Department Works Share
Drawings & Prints 238 96.7%
Painting & Sculpture 7 2.8%
Architecture & Design 1 0.4%

Production by Decade

132
1960s
49
1970s
35
1980s
16
1990s
12
2000s
2
2020s

Classification Types

  • Print — 184
  • Drawing — 25
  • Illustrated Book — 23
  • Painting — 7
  • Periodical — 3
  • Design — 1
  • Poster — 1
  • Portfolio — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracketWorksShare
Small (< 30 cm)12652.1%
Medium (30–100 cm)10041.3%
Large (1–3 m)156.2%
Monumental (> 3 m)10.4%

Range: 0.6 cm → 365.8 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquiredWorks
19681
19691
197078
19721
19731
197421
19767
19782
19832
19842
198811
19892
199013
19911
19921
19953
19983
199910
20009
20024
20034
200411
20057
20062
20078

American Contemporaries

  1. 16315 Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
  2. 3358 Louise Bourgeois
  3. 2199 Ellsworth Kelly
  4. 1338 Lee Friedlander
  5. 932 George Maciunas