The Holy Bible, State II

2003

Edward Ruscha, Artist Ray Pettibon, Artist Ed Hamilton, Printer

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About the Artwork

Title The Holy Bible, State II

Artwork Date 2003

Makers Edward Ruscha (Artist) American, born 1937 Ray Pettibon (Artist) Born 1957 Ed Hamilton (Printer) American, born 1941

Medium Lithograph printed in color ink on cream wove paper

Dimensions Image: 21 1/8 × 17 1/4 inches (53.7 × 43.8 cm) Sheet: 21 1/8 × 17 1/4 inches (53.7 × 43.8 cm)

Classification Prints

Department Prints, Drawings & Photographs

Credit Museum Purchase, Forum for Prints, Drawings and Photographs Purchase Fund

Accession Number This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection. Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum’s holdings. For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems—no longer assigned—that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups. 2008.52

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2008-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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Courtesy Regen Projects, Los Angelos, CA © Raymond Pettibon and Ed Ruscha

Edward Ruscha; Ray Pettibon, The Holy Bible, State II, 2003, lithograph printed in color ink on cream wove paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Museum Purchase, Forum for Prints, Drawings and Photographs Purchase Fund, 2008.52.