Claes Oldenburg

Proposed Colossal Monument for Central Park North, N.Y.C. - Teddy Bear
1965

A whimsical drawing of a teddy bear sitting on a patch of green and brown ground, with abstract shapes and lines suggesting a landscape. The bear appears contemplative, with a few simple strokes defining its features. The background is mostly blank, with a few faint clouds and birds sketched in the sky.

Not on view

Date
1965

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Wax crayon and watercolor on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 23 15/16 × 19in. (60.8 × 48.3 cm)

Accession number
2002.22

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of The American Contemporary Art Foundation, Inc., Leonard A. Lauder, President in honor of Janie C. Lee

API
artworks/13525

Exhibitions

Claes Oldenburg: Drawings, 1959–1977

June 6–Sept 15, 2002

Claes Oldenburg
123 works in the collection

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Claes Oldenburg

Proposed Colossal Monument for Central Park North, N.Y.C. - Teddy Bear 1965

Exhibitions

Claes Oldenburg 123 works in the collection

Proposed Colossal Monument for Central Park North, N.Y.C. - Teddy Bear
1965

Claes Oldenburg
123 works in the collection