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Claes Oldenburg, artist
American, 1929 -
Working Proof 2 for Fagend Boot, 20th century
Color aquatint and etching
26.2 x 25.9 cm (image)
Crown Point Press Archive, Museum Purchase, gift of Carole A. Cohen 1991.28.1073

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Artist Biography: Born Claes Thure Oldenburg. Pop-art sculptor, best known for his giant soft sculptures of everyday objects. Chose objects with close human associations, such as bathtubs, typewriters, light switches, and electric fans. In addition, his use of soft, yielding vinyl gave the objects human overtones. ~~Reference: Axsom, Richard H. and David Platzker. Printed Stuff: Prints Posters and Ephemera by Claes Oldenburg, A Catalogue RaisonnÈ 1958-1996 (New York: Hudson Hills Press in association with Madison Art Center, Wisconsin,[1997], catalogue raisonnÈ by David Platzker~

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