Lisp

1968

Ed Ruscha

Painter, American, born 1937

A wide white ribbon or paper tape twists, turns, and folds to create the word “Lisp” in cursive in this nearly square painting. The word takes up the top half of the composition and angles slightly down and to the right. The dot of the lowercase “i” is made with a short strip of paper folded in half and set on its edge so it points down to the letter. The background behind the whole word shifts from grass and lime green across the top to taupe brown on the bottom two-thirds. Five drops of water or other liquid bead on the surface near the p.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Collectors Committee

  • Dimensions

    overall: 150.2 x 139.1 cm (59 1/8 x 54 3/4 in.)
    framed: 153.99 x 143.19 x 6.35 cm (60 5/8 x 56 3/8 x 2 1/2 in.)

  • Accession

    2001.56.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Gagosian Gallery, New York); purchased 21 May 2001 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2004

  • Hand, John Oliver. National Gallery of Art: Master Paintings from the Collection. Washington and New York, 2004: 455, no. 384, color repro.

Wikidata ID

Q20196915


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