Twentysix Gasoline Stations
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Twentysix Gasoline Stations is a 1963 artist’s book by Ed Ruscha that presents a stark, serial photographic documentation of gas stations along Route 66, and is considered a landmark of conceptual art and artist’s books.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artist's book
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artist’s publication ⓘ conceptual art work ⓘ photobook ⓘ |
| aesthetic |
documentary
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serial ⓘ stark ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
landmark of conceptual art
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pioneering artist's book ⓘ |
| author | Ed Ruscha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverColor | white ⓘ |
| coverTextColor | red ⓘ |
| creator | Ed Ruscha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts | gasoline stations along U.S. Route 66 ⓘ |
| designStyle | minimalist ⓘ |
| dimensions | 7 x 5.5 inches ⓘ |
| firstEditionPrintRun | 400 copies ⓘ |
| firstGasStationLocation | Los Angeles, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | paperback ⓘ |
| genre | conceptual photography ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
first edition
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second edition ⓘ third edition ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of artist’s books in the 1960s
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subsequent conceptual photography ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lastGasStationLocation | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | black-and-white photography ⓘ |
| movement |
Conceptual art
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Pop art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | non-narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
rejection of traditional fine-art presentation
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serial typological approach to subject ⓘ use of everyday subject matter ⓘ |
| numberOfPages | 48 ⓘ |
| numberOfPhotographs | 26 ⓘ |
| printingTechnique | offset lithography ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1963 ⓘ |
| publisher | Ed Ruscha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByCreator |
Every Building on the Sunset Strip
NERFINISHED
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Various Small Fires and Milk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| routeCovered | Los Angeles to Oklahoma City ⓘ |
| secondEditionPrintRun | 500 copies ⓘ |
| selfPublishedBy | Ed Ruscha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sequenceStructure | linear sequence along Route 66 ⓘ |
| setting | American Southwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Route 66
NERFINISHED
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gas stations ⓘ |
| thirdEditionPrintRun | 3000 copies ⓘ |
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