Claes Oldenburg: Drawn from Life | Art & Artists

Through Apr 27

Exhibition works

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The Street
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The Street

Large black abstract shape covers most of the page; faint typed text lists curators and their areas, including realism and magic.
Large black abstract shape covers most of the page; faint typed text lists curators and their areas, including realism and magic.

Claes Oldenburg, Suggested Design for a Brochure Announcing Ray Gun Show at the Judson Gallery, 1960. Pastel, wax crayon, typewriter ink, and graphite pencil on paper, 8 3/8 × 10 3/4 in. (21.3 × 27.3 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase with funds from The Lauder Foundation, Evelyn and Leonard Lauder Fund for the Acquisition of Master Drawings and the Drawing Committee 99.114a-b. © Claes Oldenburg

The Street
A torn newspaper with the words "NEW FORMS" painted in large letters, surrounded by black ink lines and drips.
A torn newspaper with the words "NEW FORMS" painted in large letters, surrounded by black ink lines and drips.

Claes Oldenburg, Study for the Poster, New Media—New Forms, Martha Jackson Gallery, 1960. Brush and ink, watercolor, wax crayon, graphite pencil, and collage on paper, 13 1/2 × 9 15/16in. (34.3 × 25.2 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase with funds from The Lauder Foundation, Evelyn and Leonard Lauder Fund 99.52.1. © Claes Oldenburg

Study for the Poster, New Media—New Forms, Martha Jackson Gallery, 1960

Two people with hats walk side by side, each blowing bubble gum. The letters "T" and "A" appear above.
Two people with hats walk side by side, each blowing bubble gum. The letters "T" and "A" appear above.

Claes Oldenburg, Street Scene—Man, Woman, TA, 1960. Colored pencil on paper, 13 15/16 × 16 5/8in. (35.4 × 42.2 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase with funds from The Lauder Foundation, Evelyn and Leonard Lauder Fund for the Acquisition of Master Drawings and the Drawing Committee 99.115. © Claes Oldenburg

Street Scene—Man, Woman, TA, 1960

Two abstract figures drawn with simple lines, one with curly hair and the other wearing a cap, facing each other.
Two abstract figures drawn with simple lines, one with curly hair and the other wearing a cap, facing each other.

Claes Oldenburg, Man and Woman Walking on Street—Woman in Front, 1960. Wax crayon on paper, 13 7/8 × 16 11/16in. (35.2 × 42.4 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase with funds from The Lauder Foundation, Evelyn and Leonard Lauder Fund for the Acquisition of Master Drawings and the Drawing Committee 99.116. © Claes Oldenburg

Man and Woman Walking on Street—Woman in Front, 1960

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