Artist

Claes Oldenburg

born Stockholm, Sweden 1929-died New York City 2022
Also known as
  • Claes Thure Oldenburg
Born
Stockholm, Sweden
Died
New York, New York, United States
Active in
  • New York, New York, United States
Nationalities
  • American

Exhibitions

Media - 1999.80 - SAAM-1999.80_1 - 52092
Graphic Masters III: Highlights from the Smithsonian American Art Museum
January 15, 2010August 7, 2010
Graphic Masters III: Highlights from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the third in a series of special installations, celebrates the extraordinary variety and accomplishment of American artists' works on paper.
Media - 1966.29.23 - SAAM-1966.29.23_1 - 2177
Pop Art Prints
March 20, 2014August 30, 2014
In the 1950s and 1960s, pop art offered a stark contrast to abstract expressionism, then the dominant movement in American art.
Media - 1979.159.44 - SAAM-1979.159.44_1 - 56988
Sculpture Down to Scale: Models for Public Art at Federal Buildings, 1974 – 1985
May 31, 2019November 22, 2020
Artists used preliminary models—or maquettes—to communicate their ideas.