Woman Figure with Medusa Ornaments
<p>Renowned for sculptures depicting absurdly large, displaced, and decontextualized everyday objects—such as Chicago’s <em>Batcolumn</em> (installed at 600 West Madison Street), Oldenburg earned his BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1954. Radically different from his iconic sculptures in subject matter, this drawing showcases the artist’s considerable graphic skills and powers of invention.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1967
- Dimensions
- 76.2 × 56.8 cm (30 × 22 3/8 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Claes Oldenburg
Artist
Sculpture
Claes Oldenburg’s artistic career spans the experimental decades of the American avant-garde beginning in the late 1960s. His large-scale sculpture, often presented in public spaces or made of soft or industria materials, exemplify the satirical and everyday qualities of Pop Art.
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Record
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- Claes Oldenburg
- Year
- 1967
- Dimensions
- 76.2 × 56.8 cm (30 × 22 3/8 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1967-059702
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified