Edward Ruscha: Editions 1959–1999
Edward Ruscha: Editions 1959–1999
Edward Ruscha: Editions 1959–1999
Edward Ruscha: Editions 1959–1999

Edward Ruscha: Editions 1959–1999

Walker Art Center Design Department, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1999

Description

As a catalogue raisonné that documents the complete body of graphic editions by this Los Angeles–based artist, the challenge was to organize the extensive amount of information associated with Ruscha’s vast array of works.
The book was split into two parts: volume 1 contains the images that document all of the editioned works; volume 2 contains the words that comprise the essays. Volume 1 was structured on a consistent horizon line that organizes the works in chronological order and shown in proportional scale to each other.

Collections: 50 Books | 50 Covers of 1999
Repository: Denver Art Museum
Discipline: Book design
Format: Book

Credits

Design firm
Walker Art Center Design Department
Design director
Andrew Blauvelt
Designer/compositor
Conny Purtill
Photographer
Dan Dennehy
Production coordinator
Michelle Piranio
Authors/editors
Kevin Frazzini, Pamela Johnson, Kathleen McLean
Trim size
10 x 12 1/4 inches
Pages
160 (volume one) and 128 (volume 2)
Quantity printed
4,000
Typefaces
Brush Script, Eurostyle, Honky, Interstate, Prestige Elite, Trade Gothic
Printer/binder
Dr. Cantz’sche Druckerei
Paper
150 grams BVS matte
Binding method
Smythe-sewn hardcover, cloth slipcase
Binding materials
Inked paper with matte lamination over boards; linen cloth for slipcase
Publisher/client
Walker Art Center
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