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Edward Ruscha
Sin1970

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Horizontal print combining a dramatic, stormy sky in deep charcoals and silver-grays with large white serif letters spelling 'SIN' overlaid across the composition

Edward Ruscha, Larry Hurst, Jean Robert Milant, Sin, 1970, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Cirrus Editions Archive. Purchased with funds provided by the Director's Roundtable, and gift of Cirrus Editions, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Edward Ruscha
United States, Nebraska, Omaha, active California, Los Angeles, born 1937
Title
Sin
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1970
Medium
Screenprint on Starwhitre Bristol paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 20 × 26 1/8 in. (50.8 × 66.36 cm) Image: 13 × 21 3/4 in. (33.02 × 55.25 cm)
Credit Line
Cirrus Editions Archive. Purchased with funds provided by the Director's Roundtable, and gift of Cirrus Editions
Accession Number
M.86.2.647
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Davis, Bruce. Made in L.A. The Prints of Cirrus Editions. New York, NY: D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, 1995.
  • Engberg, Siri and Clive Philpott. Edward Ruscha: Editions 1959-1999. Minneapolis: Walker Arts Center, 1999.
Copyright
© Ed Ruscha

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