Billy

Ed Ruscha

Artist
Ed Ruscha (b.1937)
Title
Billy
Medium
Catalogue for exhibition of work by Billy Al Bengston; flocked sandpaper with satin ribbon bookmark
Date
1968
Edition
From the first (only) edition of 2500
Exterior
Sandpaper covers; title written in pink flocked lettering; cover flocking by O'Kay Embroidery
Binding
Bound with 2 pairs of nuts and bolts; binding materials from Keystone Bolt & Supply Co.
Size
22.9 x 27.9 x 1.0 cm : 9 x 11 x 3/8 in.
Pages
64
Inscriptions
Unsigned and unnumbered
Printer
Toyo Press, Los Angeles
Publisher
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles
Notes
Ruscha designed this catalogue for an exhibition of work by his friend Billy Al Bengston. The catalogue, with text by James Monte, accompanied an exhibition presented by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (November26, 1968 - January 12, 1969); the show travelled to the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Vancouver Art Gallery
Literature
Engberg / Philpott M10
Reference
C14-23
Status
No Longer Available

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