Edward Ruscha

East West
1997

A wooden panel with natural grain patterns, divided into two sections by a shadow. The left section has the word "WEST" written in reverse, while the right section has the word "EAST" written correctly. Both words are in black, uppercase letters. The artist's signature and the year 1997 are visible in the bottom right corner.
A wooden panel with natural grain patterns, divided into two sections by a shadow. The left section has the word "WEST" written in reverse, while the right section has the word "EAST" written correctly. Both words are in black, uppercase letters. The artist's signature and the year 1997 are visible in the bottom right corner.

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Date
1997

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Lithograph, acrylic and graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 21 5/16 × 28 1/8in. (54.1 × 71.4 cm)

Accession number
2005.74

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of The American Contemporary Art Foundation, Inc., Leonard A. Lauder, President

Rights and reproductions
© Ed Ruscha

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