SOME LOS ANGELES APARTMENTS

Ruscha, Edward

Published by Self-Published, Los Angeles, 1965

Limited to 700 unnumbered copies printed by Anderson, Ritchie & Simon. Octavo: [48] p. with 34 photographic images. Original white paper wrappers, with printed lime green wrappers. The ink stamp of Wittenborn and Company appears on the title page. Faint hint of tobacco. Very slight rippling to the bottom edge of the front panel, with a bit of mild toning along the extremities; else very good or better in the original glassine dust wrapper. "One of Ed Ruscha's groundbreaking mass-produced artist's books, Some Los Angeles Apartments documents the banality and standardization of the urban landscape of his adopted home of Los Angeles. In deadpan style, Ruscha presents an extended sequence of black and white photographs of the city's ubiquitous mid-century dingbat and low-rise apartment block. For Ruscha, the array of variations within a formulaic architectural type reflected the unique culture of postwar Los Angeles, while revealing the dreariness of the modern American lifestyle. Ruscha captions each of the book's 34 photolithographs with the building's street address, which collectively serve as a roadmap of sorts for the city's sprawling residential neighborhoods. There is no additional text" (Minneapolis Institute of Art). Seller Inventory # 76152

Bibliographic Details

Title: SOME LOS ANGELES APARTMENTS
Publisher: Self-Published, Los Angeles
Publication Date: 1965
Binding: Wraps
Condition: Very good
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Edition: First Edition.