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A spiral bound book with yellow paper covers and printing in black ink.

The spiral bound book has yellow covers, the words “Royal Road Test” are printed across the top half of the front cover. The book contains a series of black and white photographs and pages with text on white paper.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2009.60
People
Edward Ruscha, American (Omaha, NE born 1937)
Title
Royal Road Test
Classification
Prints
Work Type
artist's book
Date
1967
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/185469

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black offset printing on 80lb. white Prentice Gloss Text paper
Technique
Offset print
Dimensions
closed: 24.1 x 16.5 x 0.5 cm (9 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 3/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
From the collection of the artist

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Edition
4th edition
Standard Reference Number
Engberg B6

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Ed Ruscha
Copyright
© Ed Ruscha
Accession Year
2009
Object Number
2009.60
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Spiral bound 32 pages
Black offset printing on 80-lb white Prentice Gloss text paper
-Engberg, Siri, Clive Phillpot. Edward Ruscha: editions, 1959-1999, catalogue raisonné (Minneapolis: Walker Art Center, 1999).
Commentary
Published by Ed Ruscha
Collaboration with Mason Williams and Patrick Blackwell
4th printing/edition of 1500; printed by G.R. Huttner Lithography, Burbank, California

Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 1100 60’s Experiment, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/23/2015 - 10/07/2015

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