Claes Oldenburg

[[Image:Soft Bathtub.jpg|150px|thumb|right|Soft Bathtub (Model)—Ghost Version by Claes Oldenburg

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1966, acryllic and pencil on foam-filled canvas with wood, cord, and plaster.

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Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, DC.]]

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Claes Oldenburg (born January 28, 1929) is a sculptor, best known for his public art installations typically featuring large versions of everyday objects. Another theme in his work is soft versions of normally hard objects.

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Oldenburg was born in Stockholm, Sweden, but moved to America as a child in 1936. He studied at Yale University and the Art Institute of Chicago. One of his first large works was Lipstick (Ascending) on Caterpillar Tracks, which consists of a giant tube of lipstick placed vertically atop tank treads. It was originally installed in Beinecke Plaza at Yale, and now resides in the Morse College courtyard.

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In 1953, he became a naturalized citizen of the United States.

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He has collaborated since 1976 with Dutch/American pop sculptor Coosje van Bruggen. They were married in 1977.

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In addition to freestanding projects, he occasionally contributes to architectural projects, most notably the ChiatDay advertising agency headquarters in the Venice district of Los Angeles, California -- the main entrance is a pair of giant black binoculars.

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