Edward Ruscha, Various Small Fires, 1970
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Various Small Fires, 1970
Offset on paper; perfect bound, and softcover
7 × 5 ½ in. (17.7 × 14 cm), 48 pp.
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, National Endowment for the Arts Museum Purchase Grant and gift of the Men’s Council, 2012.87
Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

- Short A white soft-bound book with black text reading "VARIOUS SMALL FIRES" has a library classification call number in the lower-left corner.
Various Small Fires, 1970
Offset on paper; perfect bound, and softcover
7 × 5 ½ in. (17.7 × 14 cm), 48 pp.
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, National Endowment for the Arts Museum Purchase Grant and gift of the Men’s Council, 2012.87
Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago
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