Ed Ruscha and Cunningham Press
Twentysix Gasoline Stations
1963, printed 1969
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- Artist and Publisher: Ed Ruscha
- Printer: Cunningham Press
Twentysix Gasoline Stations
1963, printed 1969
Physical Qualities
Bound volume with offset lithographs, Book: 178 x 141 x 5 mm. (7 x 5 9/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Ann D. and Hiram Woodward
Object Number
2013.366
Twentysix Gasoline Stations, Ruscha’s first book, consists of straightforward photographs of 26 different gasoline stations and short captions that indicate their respective locations and names. Ruscha took most of these photos along Route 66 while driving from Los Angeles, where he still lives and works, to his hometown of Oklahoma City to visit his family. The sequence of gasoline stations in the book are printed in almost the exact same order as they appear on Route 66, from west to east.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2013; Ann D. and Hiram Woodward, Baltimore, MD, by purchase, 1974; Printed Matter, NY
Rena Hoisington, BMA, "Off the Shelf: Modern and Contemporary Artists' Books," May Gallery, March 12 - June 25, 2017.
Inscribed: Inside front cover, at upper left, in graphite: "Woodward"
Markings: Inside back cover, at lower left, stamped in black ink: "American Distributor / Wittenborn and Company / 1018 Madison Avenue / New York, N.Y. 10021"
