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Proposal for a Cathedral in the Form of a Colossal Faucet, Lake Union, Seattle, 1972

Large abstract sculpture with three thick arms on a central pillar, surrounded by trees and grass.
Large abstract sculpture with three thick arms on a central pillar, surrounded by trees and grass.

Claes Oldenburg, Proposal for a Cathedral in the Form of a Colossal Faucet, Lake Union, Seattle, 1972. Watercolor, graphite pencil, colored pencil, wax crayon and crayon wash on paper, 29 × 22 7/8in. (73.7 × 58.1 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase with funds from Knoll International, Inc. 80.35. © Claes Oldenburg

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