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1929 Stockholm, Sweden - 2022 Manhattan, New York City. Known for: Whimsical pop art sculpture, public installations.
Whimsical sculpture of pop culture objects, many of them large and out-of-doors, is the signature work of Swedish-born Claes Oldenburg who became one of America's leading Pop Artists. He was born in... Read full biography
Whimsical sculpture of pop culture objects, many of them large and out-of-doors, is the signature work of Swedish-born Claes Oldenburg who became one of America's leading Pop Artists. He was born in Stockholm, Sweden. His father was a diplomat, and during Claes' childhood moved his family from... Read full biography
Whimsical sculpture of pop culture objects, many of them large and out-of-doors, is the signature work of Swedish-born Claes Oldenburg who became one of America's leading Pop Artists. He was born in Stockholm, Sweden. His father was a diplomat, and during Claes' childhood moved his family from Stockholm to a variety of locations including Chicago where the father was general consul of Sweden and where Oldenburg spent most of his childhood. He attended the Latin School of Chicago, and then Yale... Read full biography
Whimsical sculpture of pop culture objects, many of them large and out-of-doors, is the signature work of Swedish-born Claes Oldenburg who became one of America's leading Pop Artists. He was born in Stockholm, Sweden. His father was a diplomat, and during Claes' childhood moved his family from Stockholm to a variety of locations including Chicago where the father was general consul of Sweden and where Oldenburg spent most of his childhood. He attended the Latin School of Chicago, and then Yale University where he studied literature and art history, graduating in 1950, the same year Claes became an American citizen. Returning to Chicago, he enrolled at the Art Institute of Chicago from 1952 to 1954 and also worked as a reporter at the City... Read full biography
Whimsical sculpture of pop culture objects, many of them large and out-of-doors, is the signature work of Swedish-born Claes Oldenburg who became one of America's leading Pop Artists. He was born in Stockholm, Sweden. His father was a diplomat, and during Claes' childhood moved his family from Stockholm to a variety of locations including Chicago where the father was general consul of Sweden and where Oldenburg spent most of his childhood. He attended the Latin School of Chicago, and then Yale University where he studied literature and art history, graduating in 1950, the same year Claes became an American citizen. Returning to Chicago, he enrolled at the Art Institute of Chicago from 1952 to 1954 and also worked as a reporter at the City News Bureau. He opened his own studio, and in 1953, some of his satirical drawings were included in his first group show at the Club... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Collage and/or Decoupage
- •Drawing, Draftsmanship, Draughtsman
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Acrylic Paint
- •Aluminum/Aluminium
- •Aquatint
- •Art Pottery
- •Assemblage
- •Bronze
- •Cardboard
- •Ceramic Art, Porcelain, Design and/or Decoration
- •Ceramics
- •Chalk
- •Charcoal
- •Clay, Earthenware Vessels
- •Colored Pencil
- •Crayon, Crayola Drawing
- •Earthworks
- •Enamel Paint
- •Etching, Etcher
- •Fiberglass
- •Gouache
- •Ink
- •Iron, Cast Iron
- •Magic Marker, Sharpie, Felt-Tip Pen
- •Metal, Metalwork, Metal Plates, Metal Point
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Pastel Painting/Drawing
- •Pen and Ink Drawing
- •Plaster
- •Plastics
- •Resin
- •Steel, Stainless Steel
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
- •Wire
- •Wood for carving, sculpture, and/or surface
Art Style
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Cartoon Drawing, Cartoon Figures
- •Pop Art, Popular Culture
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Botanics, Plant Life
- •Environment
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Hand-Crafted Objects
- •Humor, Whimsy
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Nature, Environment, Botanicals, Conservation
- •Nude Figure, Nudity
- •Self-Portrait
- •Statue of Liberty
- •Still Life
Art School
- •School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Student
- •Yale University School of Fine Art and Architecture, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •National Medal of Arts
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
- •Hallmark Cards, Inc.
- •Minneapolis Sculpture Garden
- •Public Art in Washington DC
- •Richard Weisman Collection
- •Storm King Art Center Sculpture Installation, New York
- •UBS-Paine Webber Collection
Added Description
- •Collaborative Artwork, Collaboration
- •Married to an Artist
- •Printmaking Specialty
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Swedish
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Venice Biennale
Exhibition of Museum
- •Metropolitan Museum of Art
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art