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Hats Vesuvius by Claes Oldenburg

Hats Vesuvius

Claes Oldenburg · 1973

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DETAILS
Artist
Claes Oldenburg
Date
1973
Medium
Lithograph on white wove paper
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions
Image: 35.2 × 46 cm (13 7/8 × 18 1/8 in.); Sheet: 50.5 × 67 cm (19 15/16 × 26 7/16 in.)
Collection
Prints and Drawings
Culture
United States
Credit line
Gift of Stanley M. Freehling
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Claes Oldenburg

Claes Oldenburg transformed everyday objects into monumental public sculptures, like a giant clothespin, challenging perceptions with wit and scale.

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