Lisp

1968

Dating: Exact year
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions: overall: 150.2 x 139.1 cm (59 1/8 x 54 3/4 in.) framed: 153.99 x 143.19 x 6.35 cm (60 5/8 x 56 3/8 x 2 1/2 in.)
Collection no.: 2001.56.1
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

Lisp — Ed Ruscha. 1968.

Medium: oil on canvas.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 150.2 x 139.1 cm (59 1/8 x 54 3/4 in.) framed: 153.99 x 143.19 x 6.35 cm (60 5/8 x 56 3/8 x 2 1/2 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 2001.56.1. Gift of the Collectors Committee.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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