Claes Oldenburg

Study for Feasible Monument: Lipstick, Yale
1969

Detailed architectural drawing of a conceptual art piece titled "Lipstick (Ascending) on Caterpillar Tracks," featuring a large lipstick tube mounted on tank treads. The sketch includes annotations, measurements, and mechanical details, with some parts lightly sketched and others more defined. The paper shows signs of wear and age with scattered red speckles.

Detailed architectural drawing of a conceptual art piece titled "Lipstick (Ascending) on Caterpillar Tracks," featuring a large lipstick tube mounted on tank treads. The sketch includes annotations, measurements, and mechanical details, with some parts lightly sketched and others more defined. The paper shows signs of wear and age with scattered red speckles.

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Date
1969

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Graphite pencil and spray paint on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 16 5/8 × 11 1/4in. (42.2 × 28.6 cm)

Accession number
95.87

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from Evelyn and Leonard A. Lauder

Rights and reproductions
© 1969 Claes Oldenburg

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artworks/9830

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