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Course of Empire: Paintings by Ed Ruscha, with texts by Joan Didion, Linda Norden, Donna De Salvo, and Frances Stark

SURF-YALEDESIGNTRACE2026V2R0088·Artist book / designed publication·2005·United States

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Course of Empire: Paintings by Ed Ruscha, with texts by Joan Didion, Linda Norden, Donna De Salvo, and Frances Stark. Artist book / designed publication, 2005, United States, Artist: Ed Ruscha (American, born 1937); Printer: Ed Hamilton (American, born 1941). — from catalogue fields, for readers and machines; not an interpretive caption.
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Source institution
Yale University Art Gallery Linked Art
Original record
Course of Empire: Paintings by Ed Ruscha, with texts by Joan Didion, Linda Norden, Donna De Salvo, and Frances Stark Open
Access
Captured 2026-07-31 · frozen snapshot at acquisition

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Modern Graphic Design Archive. “Course of Empire: Paintings by Ed Ruscha, with texts by Joan Didion, Linda Norden, Donna De Salvo, and Frances Stark”, Artist: Ed Ruscha (American, born 1937); Printer: Ed Hamilton (American, born 1941), 2005. United States. Artist book / designed publication. Record SURF-YALEDESIGNTRACE2026V2R0088. https://mgdarchive.com/surfaces/SURF-YALEDESIGNTRACE2026V2R0088

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Record status
Public record
Release
v49 — current public release (sealed)
Source verification
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Last verified
2026, with the v49 freeze
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Course of Empire: Paintings by Ed Ruscha, with texts by Joan Didion, Linda Norden, Donna De Salvo, and Frances Stark — Modern Graphic Design Archive