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Edward Ruscha
American, born 1937

Home Power, 1988
Acrylic on canvas

Purchase with funds from the 20^th Century Art Acquisition
Fund, 19881.

A suburban house - traditionally a symbol of
shelter, warmth, and safety - glows mysteriously from
within. Is "home power" the power of the family, the
power (perhaps nuclear) that lights the house, or both?