Edward Ruscha--Young Artist

1972. RUSCHA, Edward. Edward Ruscha--Young Artist, A Book Accompanying the Exhibition of Prints, Drawings and Books. Unpaginated catalogue [approximately 250 pp.] Illustrated with over 80 black & white and monochrome illustrations. 16mo, bound in original light green boards, housed in a new cloth folding box, 1972. This catalogue from a Ruscha retrospective in 1972 features a catalogue raisonne of his prints and artist's books complete excepting student work through the date of the exhibition. Though it does not include his paintings, this is a thorough catalogue with a wide variety of Ruscha's pre-1972 artistic production. Of particular note are his text pieces, photographs from the "Tanks, Banks, Ranks, Thanks" series, and drawings from his Apartment series. Ruscha and Foster business cards laid-in, as issued. Inscribed by Ruscha "To Mark-Ed Ruscha". Front hinge splitting but still intact, flyleaf with inscription loose, spine and front cover faded to light blue.