On occasion, the major Los Angeles printshops would provide services for outside endeavors. Sometimes an artist would contract a printer to work on a self-published project; at other times, the printshop would donate its resources toward a worthy cause. In 1973, Cirrus produced five works to raise money for the Neighbors of Watts (NOW): four by Billy Al Bengston and one by Ed Ruscha, all of them printed by Ed Hamilton. NOW had been formed in 1965 by a group of women in the entertainment industry from the Westside to provide child care and community centers to support children in South Los Angeles.
Details
- Artist Name: Billy Al Bengston (American, 1934-2022)
- Title: Untitled
- Date: 1972
- Medium: Lithograph
- Dimensions: Sheet: 14-3/4 x 14-3/4 in. (37.5 x 37.5 cm)
- Publisher: Cirrus Gallery & Cirrus Editions, Ltd.
- Printer: Ed Hamilton
- Credit Line: Norton Simon Museum, Gift of Mrs. Jennifer Jones Simon
- Accession Number: P.1977.16
- Copyright: © 2011 Billy Al Bengston
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