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Ed Ruscha

Won’t

1964

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Won’t

Ed Ruscha

Won’t

Ed Ruscha

Won’t

1964

Physical Qualities Oil on canvas, 71 5/8 x 67 1/8 in. (181.9 x 170.5 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Robert and Jane Meyerhoff, Phoenix, Maryland
Object Number 1983.68
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1983
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, "Ed Ruscha/Now Then". Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York, NY, September 10, 2023 to January 13, 2024; Circulated to Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA, April 7, 2024 to October 6, 2024.
Cherix, Christophe, Ana Torok, and Kiko Aebi. Ed Ruscha / Now Then. New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 2023. ill. p. 109.

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Ed Ruscha

born Omaha, NE 1937

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BY SAME ARTIST
CONTEMPORARY ART
TWENTYSIX GASOLINE STATIONS
Ed Ruscha and Cunningham Press
Twentysix Gasoline Stations
1963, printed 1969
WON'T YOU CELEBRATE WITH ME
Zéh Palito
Won't you celebrate with me
2022
EDWARD RUSCHA (ED-WERD REW-SHAY) YOUNG ARTIST
Ed Ruscha, Kolorpress, Inc., and others
Edward Ruscha (Ed-werd Rew-shay) Young Artist
1972
MY DEAR, SINCE WE WON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO SEE EVERYTHING IN ONE DAY, YOU SHOULD LOOK AT THE PICTURES ON THE RIGHT WHILE I'LL LOOK AT THE ONES ON THE LEFT, AND WHEN WE GET HOME, WE'LL TELL EACH OTHER EVERYTHING WE SAW.
Honoré Daumier
My dear, since we won't have enough time to see everything in one day, you should look at the pictures on the right while I'll look at the ones on the left, and when we get home, we'll tell each other everything we saw.
1859
TO IMAGINE THAT NEXT YEAR I WILL BE EXHIBITED AND THAT EVERYBODY IN PARIS WILL SEE ME... ITS IS KIND OF FLATTERING, ISN'T IT DEAR? - I'M JUST UNHAPPY THAT YOU WON'T BE WEARING YOUR NECK-TIE... IT LOOKS A BIT SLOPPY... IF THERE IS STILL SOME TIME, WHY DON'T YOU ASK THE SCULPTOR TO ADD ON YOUR STAND-UP COLLAR.
Honoré Daumier
To imagine that next year I will be exhibited and that everybody in Paris will see me... its is kind of flattering, isn't it Dear? - I'm just unhappy that you won't be wearing your neck-tie... it looks a bit sloppy... if there is still some time, why don't you ask the sculptor to add on your stand-up collar.
1859
DUES
Ed Ruscha, Editions Alecto, London, and others
Dues
1970
I'LL BET THAT WITHIN EIGHT DAYS THE FIVE FRANC PIECES WON'T BE WORTH MORE THAN 30 CENTIMES!... REMEMBER MY WORDS, MONSIEUR COQUARDEAU!
Honoré Daumier
I'll bet that within eight days the five franc pieces won't be worth more than 30 Centimes!... Remember my words, Monsieur Coquardeau!
1848
STEWS
Ed Ruscha, Editions Alecto, London, and others
Stews
1970
LET'S BE QUITE CLEAR. - BERTRAND IS GOING TO SNEAK IN AND OUT OF THE GROUPS AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE AND POLISH UP THE TARRED BITUMEN SHARES, HE'LL MAKE THEM SPARKLE, HE'LL SAY THEY'RE BEING SNAPPED UP, SNATCHED UP ALL ROUND, THAT THEY'RE RISING LIKE BALLOONS... AS FOR YOU, BARON, YOU HAVE A CERTAIN 'SAVOIR FAIRE', GO AND BUY SOME FOR 20%, 30%, EVEN 100% MORE. I'VE GOT THE WHOLE LOT IN MY WALLET, THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO DELIVER ANY, WE'LL SELL THEM FO
Honoré Daumier
Let's be quite clear. - Bertrand is going to sneak in and out of the groups at the stock exchange and polish up the tarred bitumen shares, he'll make them sparkle, he'll say they're being snapped up, snatched up all round, that they're rising like balloons... As for you, Baron, you have a certain 'savoir faire', go and buy some for 20%, 30%, even 100% more. I've got the whole lot in my wallet, they won't be able to deliver any, we'll sell them for what we like and providence will do the rest. - (Bertrand) Forward march against the dupes, let's cash in... fly... etc.
1838
BREWS
Ed Ruscha, Editions Alecto, London, and others
Brews
1970
MR.LIFEGUARD.... IS IT TRUE THERE ARE SHARKS AT DIEPPE? - OF COURSE... BUT IT IS PRETTY SIMPLE... AS SOON AS YOU SEE ONE COMING TO EAT YOU, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS LAY DOWN SIDEWAYS. HE WON'T EAT YOU FOR FEAR OF CHOKING TO DEATH.
Honoré Daumier
Mr.Lifeguard.... is it true there are sharks at Dieppe? - Of course... but it is pretty simple... as soon as you see one coming to eat you, all you have to do is lay down sideways. He won't eat you for fear of choking to death.
1858