Claes Oldenburg
Proposal for a Cathedral in the Form of a Colossal Faucet, Lake Union, Seattle
1972
Not on view
Classification
Drawings
Medium
Watercolor, graphite pencil, colored pencil, wax crayon and crayon wash on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 29 × 22 7/8 in. (73.7 × 58.1 cm)
Accession number
80.35
Credit line
Purchase, with funds from Knoll International, Inc.
Rights and reproductions
© Claes Oldenburg
Exhibitions
Installation photography
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Installation view of Claes Oldenburg: Drawn from Life (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, July 5, 2025-). From left to right: Study for the Poster, New Media—New Forms, Martha Jackson Gallery, 1960; Man and Woman Walking on Street—Woman in Front, 1960; Man and Woman Walking on Street—Woman in Front, 1960; Newspaper Stocking Against Newspaper Ads—“CHROMEQUEEN”, 1962; Proposed Colossal Monument for Central Park North, N.Y.C.—Teddy Bear, 1965; Baked Potato, Thrown in Corner, under Light Bulb, 1965; Proposal for a Skyscraper in the Form of a Chicago Fireplug, 1968; Proposed Colossal Monument for Lower East Side—Ironing Board, 1965; Proposal for a Cathedral in the Form of a Colossal Faucet, Lake Union, Seattle, 1972; Typewriter Erasers—Position Studies, 1970; The Letters “L” and “O” in Landscape, 1968; Various Positions of Giant Lipstick to Replace the Fountain of Eros, Piccadilly Circus, London, 1966. Photograph by Ron Amstutz
From the exhibition Claes Oldenburg: Drawn from Life