Edward Ruscha

Mock Up #9 (Island at Hollywood and La Brea)
1971

A vintage black and white photograph of a landscaped island with palm trees at the intersection of Hollywood and La Brea. The photo includes annotations with measurements indicating the height of the trees, and there's a visible background of mid-20th-century buildings and a Chevrolet billboard. The photograph is bordered by aged paper with adhesive tape at the top edge.

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Date
1971

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print, tracing paper, pigment, pencil, and ink on board

Dimensions
Image: 6 15/16 × 4 7/8in. (17.6 × 12.4 cm) Overall (overlay): 7 1/2 × 6in. (19.1 × 15.2 cm) Mount (board): 10 1/4 × 7 1/4in. (26 × 18.4 cm)

Accession number
2004.587

Series
A Few Palm Trees

Edition
Possibly 1/1

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from The Leonard and Evelyn Lauder Foundation, and Diane and Thomas Tuft

API
artworks/22691

Edward Ruscha
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Edward Ruscha

Mock Up #9 (Island at Hollywood and La Brea) 1971

Edward Ruscha 563 works in the collection

Mock Up #9 (Island at Hollywood and La Brea)
1971

Edward Ruscha
563 works in the collection