Every building on the Sunset Strip / Edward Ruscha.
| Author/creator | Ruscha, Edward photographer. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | [Los Angeles, California] : [Edward Ruscha], 1966. |
| Copyright Date | ©1966 |
| Description | 1 volume (26 unnumbered double leaves) : chiefly illustrations ; 19 cm |
| Subjects |
| Cover title | Sunset Strip |
| Abstract | Panoramic offset lithographic photographic strips documenting every building present on both sides of Sunset Strip in Los Angeles, California in 1966, printed on an accordion- folded strip of paper that opens to 27 feet. The photographic strips show buildings, intersections, parked cars, and signs along both sides of the Strip, viewed as if driving down the street. Captions below the photographs include the names of cross streets and house numbers for the buildings. By documenting the Sunset Strip objectively using a motorized Nikon mounted on the back of a pick-up truck and driving down the street, using a cheap printing process, providing no text other than factual street names and numbers, and packaging the images inside a plain white cover with simple title in gray, and reflective box with no title at all, Ruscha "created a new genre of art book designed for commercial distributors rather than art galleries. Ruscha's books, which became a staple of Conceptualism, were extremely influential to younger generations of artists;" see the Manhattan Rare Book Company website at http://www.manhattanrarebooks-art.com/ruscha.htm. |
| General note | First edition, first printing. In this printing, the last photo was too large to fit the page; the page was extended to accomodate the full picture and then had to be folded to preserve the flush edge. Ruscha was unhappy with this solution, and for the second printing (1970), he made sure that the last photo was cropped to fit a regular size page, and thus did not need to be folded. See The works of Edward Ruscha (New York: Hudson Hills Press in association with San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1982), page 169. |
| References | Roth, A. Book of 101 books: seminal photographic books of the twentieth century, pages 182-185 |
| References | Open book: a history of the photographic book from 1878 to the present, pages 198-199 |
| References | Parr, M. Photobook: a history, volume 1, pages 142-143 |
| Acquisitions source | Joyner Rare Artist's Book copy Purchased from Leland Little Auctions, 1/24/2025 |
| Binding note | Bound in white wrappers, cover and spine lettered in silver; housed in silver paper-covered slipcase. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Ruscha, Edward. Every building on the Sunset Strip. [Los Angeles] 1966 |
| Genre/form | Artists' books (books) 1966. |
| Genre/form | artists' books (books) |
| Genre/form | photobooks. |
| Genre/form | Artists' books. |
| Genre/form | Pictorial works. |
| Genre/form | Specimens. |
| Genre/form | Photobooks. |
| Genre/form | Artists' books. |
| Genre/form | Photobooks. |
| Genre/form | Accordion fold format (Binding) |
| Genre/form | Slipcases (Binding) |
| Genre/form | Artists' books California Los Angeles 20th century. |
| Genre/form | Artists' books 1966. |
| Genre/form | Accordion fold format. |
| Genre/form | Slipcases. |
| Genre/form | Artists' books. |
| LCCN | 67066269 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Rare Artist's Book Collection | TR654 .R872 1966 | ✔ Available | Request Material |