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Is Ed Ruscha a conceptual artist?

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Is Ed Ruscha a conceptual artist?
Yes, Ed Ruscha is a conceptual artist. His work also shows elements of Pop art. However, the artist does not associate his own work with either movement. He is well known for his text paintings first produced during the 1960s. Find a variety of Ed Ruscha on 1stDibs.
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Ed Ruscha, He Up and Went Downtown, Porcelain Plate, 2020
By Ed Ruscha
Located in London, GB
Ed Ruscha, He Up and Went Downtown, Porcelain Plate, 2020 Porcelain plate From a limited edition of 175 10.5 × 10.5 in (26.7 × 26.7 cm) NOTES: The only edition to date from Ruscha...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary More Art

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Porcelain

Ed Ruscha Colored People (1st edition)
By Ed Ruscha
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Ed Ruscha Colored People 1972: In this first and only edition, Ruscha indirectly addresses the sociological meaning of the term “colored people” by paradoxically depicting no literal...
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1970s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Paper

Ed Ruscha Records 1971 (1st edition)
By Ed Ruscha
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Ed Ruscha Records 1971: Ed Ruscha's "Records" is a introspective photographic survey of thirty vinyl phonograph records (and their album covera) from the artist's personal collection...
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1970s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Paper

Ed Ruscha, Various Small Fires and Milk - Pop Art, Conceptual Art, Artist's Book
By Ed Ruscha
Located in Hamburg, DE
Ed Ruscha (American, b.1937) Various Small Fires and Milk, 1964/1970 Medium: Artist’s book (48 pages), glassine dust jacket Dimensions: 17.8 x 14.2 cm Second edition (1970): 3000 unn...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Prints

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Paper

Ed Ruscha, Sweet Taters - Limited Edition Plate, Pop Art, Conceptual Art
By Ed Ruscha
Located in Hamburg, DE
Ed Ruscha (b. 1937) Sweet Taters, 2021 Medium: Fine bone china plate 10 7/10 in diameter 27.3 cm diameter Edition of 250: Printed signature and edition details on verso Condition: E...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Interior Prints

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Porcelain

SIGNED Ed Ruscha A Few Palm Trees (Ed Ruscha A Few Palm Trees 1st edition)
By Ed Ruscha
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Ed Ruscha A Few Palm Trees 1971 (1st edition): Hand-signed 1st edition of Ed Ruscha's A Few Palm Trees. The highly collectible Ed Ruscha artsit book featuring photographs of thirteen...
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1960s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Paper

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