Claes Oldenburg

Soft Dormeyer Mixer
1965

A whimsical sculpture of a toucan made from various objects, including a black and white striped bag for the body, a cream-colored umbrella for the head, and a red object for the eye, all suspended against a gray background.

A whimsical sculpture of a toucan made from various objects, including a black and white striped bag for the body, a cream-colored umbrella for the head, and a red object for the eye, all suspended against a gray background.

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Date
1965

Classification
Sculpture

Medium
Vinyl, kapok wood, aluminum tubing, electric cord and rubber

Dimensions
Overall (Hanging): 32 × 20 × 12 1/2in. (81.3 × 50.8 × 31.8 cm) Overall (Flat): 7 × 29 1/2 × 28 5/16in. (17.8 × 74.9 × 71.9 cm)

Accession number
66.55

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Howard and Jean Lipman Foundation, Inc.

Rights and reproductions
© Claes Oldenburg

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Claes Oldenburg
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