Claes Oldenburg

Proposed Colossal Monument for End of Navy Pier, Chicago: Bed-Table Lamp
1967

A vibrant, abstract drawing featuring a central orange-brown cylindrical shape with a yellow glow at the base, set against a backdrop of blue and black scribbles that suggest a night sky and dark ground. The scene is framed by rough edges, indicating the paper's texture.

A vibrant, abstract drawing featuring a central orange-brown cylindrical shape with a yellow glow at the base, set against a backdrop of blue and black scribbles that suggest a night sky and dark ground. The scene is framed by rough edges, indicating the paper's texture.

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Date
1967

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Wax crayon, watercolor and graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 13 5/8 × 11in. (34.6 × 27.9 cm)

Accession number
2002.41

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

Rights and reproductions
© Claes Oldenburg

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