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Also Known As Edward Joseph Ruscha
Born December 16, 1937 (age 88) • Omaha • Nebraska
Movement / Style Pop art

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Artist Ed Ruscha stands in front of his painting Standard Station, Amarillo, Texas, which depicts a brightly colored gas station with a red STANDARD sign and gas pumps.
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