O : Reference catalogue of current literature / Edward Ruscha. 1997.

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O : Reference catalogue of current literature / Edward Ruscha. 1997.

The artist has drawn the letter O, rounded (diam. 16 cm., ca. 4 cm. thick) in black and colored pastels on the fore-edge. Part of the artist's series of "O books." Cf. Cityscapes, O books / Edward Ruscha (cat. of an exhibition at Leo Castelli Gallery, May 1997); article by Ellen Berkovitch, ArtForum international, v. 40 (Nov.-Dec. 2001), p. 150. Original title on spine: Reference catalogue of current literature, vol. III, L-Z, 1920. A compilation of British publishers' catalogs arranged alphabetically, each with original paging. Vol. 3 issued without a t.p.; imprint on t.p. in v. 1 reads: London : J. Whitaker & Sons; New York : Office of the Publishers' Weekly. Signed in black ink by the artist and dated 1997 on first leaf.

1 altered book (4679 pages in various pagings) ; 22 x 15 x 23 cm.

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Painter (Los Angeles, Calif.). From the description of Edward Ruscha interviews, 1980 Oct. 29 - 1981 Oct. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220181902 Edward Ruscha (1937- ) is a painter from Los Angeles, Calif. From the description of Oral history interview with Edward Ruscha, 1980 Oct. 29-1981 Oct. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 779476975 Edward Ruscha, Painter of Los Angeles, Calif. From the description of Oral history interview with Edw...