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Proposed Colossal Monument  for Lower East Side—Ironing Board, 1965

Large flying saucer with long legs stands over a city skyline; handwritten text reads “Lower East Side, ca. 1965.”
Large flying saucer with long legs stands over a city skyline; handwritten text reads “Lower East Side, ca. 1965.”

Claes Oldenburg, Proposed Colossal Monument  for Lower East Side—Ironing Board, 1965. Wax crayon and crayon wash on paper, 11 15/16 × 17 11/16in. (30.3 × 44.9 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of The American Contemporary Art Foundation, Inc., Leonard A. Lauder, President 2002.20. © Claes Oldenburg



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