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Hand Showing Book Cover

SURF-HISTORICALAICTRACE2026V1R0216·Book cover·1963·United States

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Alt text: Hand Showing Book Cover. Book cover, 1963, United States, Ed Ruscha American, born 1937. — from catalogue fields, for readers and machines; not an interpretive caption.

03Catalogue metadata

Designer / studioEd Ruscha American, born 1937

Date1963

Year1963

PlaceUnited States

Object typeBook cover

ThemeMidcentury modern graphic communication

MovementNot recorded

05Source · Citation · Provenance

Source

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Source institution: Art Institute of Chicago API
Original record: Hand Showing Book Cover Open
Access: Captured 2026-07-31 · frozen snapshot at acquisition

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Modern Graphic Design Archive. “Hand Showing Book Cover”, Ed Ruscha American, born 1937, 1963. United States. Book cover. Record SURF-HISTORICALAICTRACE2026V1R0216. https://mgdarchive.com/surfaces/SURF-HISTORICALAICTRACE2026V1R0216

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Provenance

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Record status: Public record
Release: v49 — current public release (sealed)
Source verification: Verified source
Last verified: 2026, with the v49 freeze

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