Compass

1990

Ed Ruscha

Artist, American, born 1937

Ron McPherson

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Kenneth Herrand

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Quin Roberts

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Jim Bowling

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Cindee Bessman

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color screenprint on P.T.I. Supra wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gemini G.E.L. and the Artist

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 103.03 × 74.45 cm (40 9/16 × 29 5/16 in.)

  • Accession

    2017.54.106

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Engberg 1999, no. 199

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, California; acquired 2017 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1966

  • Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 1448.

1999

  • Engberg, Siri, and Clive Phillpot. Edward Ruscha: Editions 1959-1999, Catalogue Raisonné. Minneapolis: Walker Art Center, 1999: no. 199.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 45.19. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: S.P. 1/4; lower right in graphite: Ed Ruscha '90; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: ER90-5188

Markings

embossed lower right: © [Gemini G.E.L.]; stamped lower left verso in gray ink: Published by Gemini G.E.L. LLC / Los Angeles, California

Wikidata ID

Q77259870

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