AdvertisementIn Ed Ruscha's Work, A City Sits For Its PortraitSeptember 22, 2013Carolina MirandafacebookEmailEd Ruscha's first artist book Twentysix Gasoline Stations featured simple black-and-white snapshots of gas stations that he photographed along Route 66 on his road trips from Los Angeles to Oklahoma City. The book would go on to influence a generation of artists with its industrial style and casual look. (Courtesy of the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles)