Thick textured painting with a black central block, green borders, and brown lower area.

Claes Oldenburg

The Black Girdle

1961

Not on view

123 works in the collection
23 exhibitions

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Classification
Sculpture

Medium
Muslin, plaster, chicken wire and enamel

Dimensions
Overall: 46 3/8 × 40 3/8 × 4 3/8 in. (117.8 × 102.6 × 11.1 cm)

Accession number
84.60.2

Credit line
Gift of Howard and Jean Lipman

Rights and reproductions
© Claes Oldenburg

API
artworks/1701

Exhibitions

Claes Oldenburg: Early Sculpture, Drawings, and Happenings Films

Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen: The Music Room

May 7–Sept 6, 2009
Full House: Views of the Whitney’s Collection at 75

June 29–Sept 3, 2006
Pop/Concept: Highlights from the Permanent Collection

July 1–Oct 24, 2004
Highlights from the Permanent Collection: From Pollock to Today

Dec 7, 2000–Feb 10, 2002