Claes Oldenburg
American · 1929–2022 · Painter, Printmaker
Claes Oldenburg was a Swedish-born American sculptor best known for his public art installations, typically featuring large replicas of everyday objects. Another theme in his… (Wikipedia)
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Claes Oldenburg was a Swedish-born American sculptor best known for his public art installations, typically featuring large replicas of everyday objects. Another theme in his work is soft sculpture versions of everyday objects. Many of his works were made in collaboration with his wife, Coosje van Bruggen, who died in 2009; they had been married for 32 years. Oldenburg lived and worked in New York City.
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pop art
Also known as Claes Thure Oldenburg, Ḳlaʼes Oldenberg, Kla'es Oldenberg
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CC BY 2.0 · C.C.O from Barcelona, España, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
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CC BY 2.0 · Daniel Lobo, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
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