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Three-Way Plug Siting Model

Three-Way Plug Siting Model

Artist/Maker (American, born in Sweden, 1929–2022)
Date1970
MediumPlaster with broken pieces of limestone from Ellen Johnson's driveway and three plastic three-way plugs
DimensionsOverall: 2 9/16 × 8 5/8 × 8 1/2 in. (6.5 × 21.9 × 21.6 cm)
Credit LineEllen H. Johnson Bequest
Object number1998.7.103
Status
Not on view
Copyright© Estate of Claes OldenburgProvenanceClaes Oldenburg [1929-2022], New York; by gift 1970 to Ellen H. Johnson [1910-1992], Oberlin, OH; by bequest 1998 to Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OHExhibition History
The Living Object: The Art Collection of Ellen H. Johnson
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (March 6, 1992 - June 14, 1992 )
A Sense for Scale: Models and Miniatures by 20th-Century Masters
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (July 1, 1995 - October 1, 1995 )
Crossings and Departures: Making Art in Miami
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (April 4, 1997 - June 1, 1997 )
A Sense of Scale II: The Art of the Miniature
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (October 27, 1998 - January 31, 1999 )
The Sheltering Connection
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (April 3, 2001 - September 17, 2001 )
Between "Plain and Fancy": Venturi at Oberlin
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (March 9, 2007 - July 1, 2007 )
Modern and Contemporary Art
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (July 22, 2008 - September 13, 2008 )
This Is Your Art: The Legacy of Ellen Johnson
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (August 1, 2017 - May 27, 2018 )
Collections
  • Modern & Contemporary
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