Model for an Outdoor Sculpture: Buried 3-Way Plug

Artist/Maker Claes Oldenburg (American, born in Sweden, 1929–2022)

Date1969

MediumFelt-tip pen and ball-point pen on paper

DimensionsOverall: 8 1/2 × 11 in. (21.6 × 27.9 cm)

Credit LineGift of Betty Spurlock

Object number1983.28

Status

Not on view

Copyright© Estate of Claes OldenburgProvenanceClaes Oldenburg [1929-2022], New York; by gift to Delbert [1916-1982] and Betty [1918-1990] Spurlock, Oberlin, OH; by inheritance to Betty Spurlock [1918-1990], Oberlin, OH; by gift 1983 to Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OHExhibition History

Larger than Life: Sculpture by Oldenburg and van Bruggen

BP America, Cleveland, OH (November 11, 1991 - January 31, 1992 )

The Sheltering Connection

Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (April 3, 2001 - September 17, 2001 )

Collections

Modern & Contemporary

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