Ed Ruscha Radio-Themed Artwork Heads to Auction
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A radio-themed painting by acclaimed contemporary artist Ed Ruscha from the estate of radio executive Tom Rounds will go up for auction May 21 at Christie's in New York City.
The work, Radio in Red, will be featured as Lot 420 during Christie's Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale at Rockefeller Plaza. The auction will also be available online.
Tom "T.R." Rounds, who co-created and produced "American Top 40 with Casey Kasem," and his wife Barbara originally received the painting in 1969 from a friend following the Miami Pop Festival, which Rounds produced.
The artwork, executed in 1963, is signed "E. Ruscha" and measures 14 by 11ΒΌ inches. Christie's describes the piece as tempera and ink on paper.
The live auction is scheduled to begin at 10am Eastern on Thursday, May 21, at Christie's New York headquarters. Online bidding is also available through Christie's website.
