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

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



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