Tag Archive for "Pico and Sepulveda" - Escalette Permanent Collection of Art at Chapman University

The Quintessential Los Angeles Artist (Ed - Werd Rew - Shay)

December 14, 2015 by Areni Nuyujukian | Escalette Permanent Collection of Art

Raised in Oklahoma City, American artist Ed Ruscha (b. 1937) was first introduced to art through popular culture, looking at comic books, cartoons, and Disney films as inspiration. Attracted to the energy of Los Angeles, Ruscha moved there in 1956 at the age of eighteen and attended the Chouinard Art Institute, now the California Institute

The Boulevards of Heritage Examining Ruscha's Pico and Sepulveda

September 21, 2015 by Jessica Johnson | Escalette Permanent Collection of Art

September 15th to October 15th is National Hispanic Heritage Month. To celebrate, we here at Escalette would like to highlight a piece of art in our collection by Edward Ruscha entitled, Pico and Sepulveda. Ruscha has lived the majority of his life in Southern California, where he continues to live, teach, make art, and publish books to