The artwork is titled “Trademark Sketch” and was created by Edward Ruscha in 1961. This piece is classified under the Pop Art movement and is a part of the “Trademark 1961-1963” series. It falls within the genres of figurative, sketch, and study.
The artwork itself features a handwritten sketch on a piece of stationery from the Hotel Governor Clinton in New York. The sketch depicts a representation of the “20th Century Fox” logo, accompanied by annotations describing “Large Trademark with Spotlights” and “Large Trademark plus Eight Spotlights.” The right portion of the sketch is heavily shaded, suggesting the beams of spotlights extending from the text.
