Records

1971

American, born 1937

This artist book includes black-and-white images of thirty records released between 1959 and 1970. The musical genres represented range from soul, blues, and jazz to funk, country, folk, mariachi, and rock and roll. In his usual deadpan format, Ruscha points to the aesthetics and values conveyed by different genres, each with its own followers.

Offset print with sewn and glued binding

7 × 5 1/2 × 1/4 in. (17.8 × 14 × 0.6 cm)

Gift of the Robert B. and Honey Dootson Collection

2000.234

Photo: Mark Woods

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Language Let Loose, July 15, 2000 - Apr. 29, 2001.

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Modern in America, July 8, 2004 - Feb. 27, 2005.

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Sound Affect, Apr. 27, 2019 - Feb. 2, 2020.

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