West (Cover Design).
Los Angeles: Los Angeles Times, 1969. First Edition. Quarto. Offset on newsprint; cover image after a photograph of Ruscha’s oil-on-canvas painting. For the December 7, 1969 issue of West—the Sunday supplement of The Los Angeles Times—Ed Ruscha was commissioned to design the cover; his painting Annie represented inside, in a feature on the art collection of Betty Asher. For the cover, Ruscha created an original word-painting from the journal's title, with its letters painted to resemble spilled liquid. The editors—concerned that their title had been rendered illegible—added the parenthetical caption (west) to Ruscha's design. Though printed to common newsprint, this copy is remarkably clean and sharp; just a hint of wear along the edges, otherwise fine.
Item #29971
Price: $300.00