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Open Image ModalClaes Oldenburg (American, born Sweden 1929). Floor Cone (1962) in front of Dwan Gallery, Los Angeles, 1963. Oldenburg van Bruggen Studio. © Claes Oldenburg (credit:© Claes Oldenburg)
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Open Image ModalClaes Oldenburg (American, born Sweden 1929). Giant BLT (Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich). 1963. Vinyl, kapok, and wood painted with acrylic. 32 x 39 x 29” (81.3 x 99.1 x 73.7 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. Gift of The American Contemporary Art Foundation, Inc., Leonard A. Lauder, President. © 1963 Claes Oldenburg. Photo: David Heald, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation (credit:© 1963 Claes Oldenburg. Photo: David Heald, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation)
(03 of11)
Open Image ModalClaes Oldenburg (American, born Sweden 1929). Mouse Museum. 1965 – 77. Wood and corrugated aluminum, plexiglas display cases with 385 objects, sound, 8′ 7 9/16″ x 31′ 5″ x 33′ 7/16″ (2.63 x 9.6 x 10.07 m). mumok museum moderner kunst stiftung ludwig wien. On loan from the Austrian Ludwig Foundation, since 1991. © 1965 – 77 Claes Oldenburg. Photo: mumok (credit:© 1965 – 77 Claes Oldenburg. Photo: mumok)
(04 of11)
Open Image ModalClaes Oldenburg (American, born Sweden 1929). Pastry Case, I, 1961-62. Painted plaster sculptures on ceramic plates, metal platter and cubs in glass-and-metal case. 20 3/4 x 30 1/8 x 14 3/4” (52.7 x 76.5 x 37.3 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Sidney and Harriet Janis Collection. © 1961-62 Claes Oldenburg. Photo: MoMA Imaging Services (credit:© 1961-62 Claes Oldenburg. Photo: MoMA Imaging Services)
(05 of11)
Open Image ModalClaes Oldenburg (American, born Sweden 1929). Floor Burger.. 1962. Canvas filled with foam rubber and cardboard boxes, painted with acrylic paint. 52 x 84 x 84” (132.1 x 213.4 x 213.4 cm). Collection Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto. Purchase, 1967. © 1962 Claes Oldenburg. Photo: Sean Weaver (credit:© 1962 Claes Oldenburg. Photo: Sean Weaver)
(06 of11)
Open Image ModalClaes Oldenburg (American, born Sweden 1929). Two Girls’ Dresses. 1961. Muslin soaked in plaster over wire frame, painted with enamel. 44 1/2 x 40 3/4 x 6” (113 x 103.5 x 15.2 cm). Private collection. © 1961 Claes Oldenburg. Photo: Gunter Lepkowski (credit:© 1961 Claes Oldenburg. Photo: Gunter Lepkowski)
(07 of11)
Open Image ModalClaes Oldenburg (American, born Sweden 1929). 7-Up. 1961. Enamel on plaster-soaked cloth on wire. 55 3/8 x 39 1/4 x 5 1/2” (140.7 x 99.7 x 14 cm). Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Joseph H. Hirshhorn Purchase and Bequest Funds, 1994. © 1961 Claes Oldenburg. Photo: Lee Stalsworth (credit:© 1961 Claes Oldenburg. Photo: Lee Stalsworth)
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Open Image ModalClaes Oldenburg (American, born Sweden 1929). C-E-L-I-N-E Backwards. 1959. Newspaper soaked in wheat paste over wire frame, painted with casein. 30 x 40 x 3” (76.2 x 101.6 x 7.6 cm). Glenstone © 1959 Claes Oldenburg (credit:© 1959 Claes Oldenburg)
(09 of11)
Open Image ModalClaes Oldenburg (American, born Sweden 1929). Street Head III (Profile with Hat). 1960. Burlap and newspaper, painted with casein. 76 x 46 x 7” (193 x 116.8 x 17.8 cm). Museum Ludwig Cologne. © 1960 Claes Oldenburg. Photo: Museum Ludwig Cologne, digital image © Rheinisches Bildarchive Köln (credit:© 1960 Claes Oldenburg. Photo: Museum Ludwig Cologne, digital image © Rheinisches Bildarchive Köln)
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Open Image ModalClaes Oldenburg (American, born Sweden 1929). Braselette. 1961. Muslin, plaster, chicken wire and enamel. 41 x 30 1/4 x 4” (104.1 x 76.8 x 10.2 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. Gift of Howard and Jean Lipman. © 1961 Claes Oldenburg. Photo: Douglas M. Parker Studios (credit:© 1961 Claes Oldenburg. Photo: Douglas M. Parker Studios)
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Open Image ModalClaes Oldenburg (American, born Sweden 1929). Ray Gun Poster. 1961. Spray oil wash on torn paper. 24 x 18” (61 x 45.7 cm). Collection of the artist. © 1961 Claes Oldenburg. Photo: D. James Dee (credit:© 1961 Claes Oldenburg. Photo: D. James Dee)