I Think I'll...

1983

Ed Ruscha

Associated Names
Ed Ruscha

Artist, American, born 1937

This painting contains horizontal lines and broad brushstrokes creating an abstract background in shades of orange and red, with hints of brown. Overlaid on the backdrop are lines of text arranged in a fragmented fashion. Phrases like "MAYBE...YES...", "ON SECOND THOUGHT," and "MAYBE...NO..." are displayed in shades of white, red, brown, yellow, and blue in different sections of the painting.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist; purchased January 1984 by Marcia S. Weisman [1918-1991], Los Angeles; gift (partial and promised) 1990 to NGA; gift completed 1993.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1991

  • Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1991, 472-473, color repro.

1992

  • Selections from the Marcia Simon Weisman Collection, The Menil Collection, Houston, 1992, unpaginated and unnumbered brochure, color repro.

2009

  • Extended loan for use by President Barack Obama, The White House, Washington, D.C., 2009-2017.

Bibliography

2012

  • Catlin, Roger. "The Candidates' Thoughts on Art? Well, the Picture's a Little Fuzzy." Washington Post 135, no. 307 (7 October 2012): E5, E7, color repro.

Wikidata ID

Q20197871

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