Claes Oldenburg
Artist, Visual Artist
1929 –
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Who is Claes Oldenburg?
Claes Oldenburg is an American sculptor, best known for his public art installations typically featuring very large replicas of everyday objects. Another theme in his work is soft sculpture versions of everyday objects. Many of his works were made in collaboration with his wife, Coosje van Bruggen, who died in 2009 after 32 years of marriage. Oldenburg lives and works in New York.
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- Born
- Jan 28, 1929
Stockholm - Siblings
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Sweden
- Profession
- Education
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago
- Yale University
- Lived in
- Stockholm
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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