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Oldenburg, Claes,
van Bruggen, Coosje,
Frank O. Gehry Associates,
Dress -- Accessory
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Venice
Architectural component
Sculpture
Binoculars, (sculpture).
Artist:
Oldenburg, Claes, 1929-2022, sculptor.
van Bruggen, Coosje, 1942-2009, sculptor.
Frank O. Gehry Associates, architectural firm.
Title:
Binoculars, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Giant Binoculars, (sculpture).
Chiat/Day/Mojo Office Building, (sculpture).
Dates:
1985-1991.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Steel frame. Exterior: concrete and cement plaster painted with elastomeric paint. Interior: gypsum plaster.
Description:
Front facade of a building in the shape of three-story high binoculars. There is a conference room inside the frame of the binoculars.
Subject:
Dress -- Accessory -- Binoculars
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Venice
Architectural component
Sculpture
Owner:
Located 340 Main Street (former Chiat/Day/Mojo Office Building), Venice, California
Remarks:
The sculpture is the central component of a building designed by Frank O. Gehry and Associates.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1995.
Gebhard, David and Robert Winter, "Los Angeles an Architectural Guide", Salt Lake City: Gibbs-Smith Publisher, 1994, pg. 38.
Inventory staff, 2002.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Gebhard, David and Robert Winter, "Los Angeles an Architectural Guide", Salt Lake City: Gibbs-Smith Pulisher, 1994, cover.
"Claes Oldenburg: an anthology," New York, N.Y.: Guggenheim Museum, Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, c1995, pg. 510-511.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS CA001706
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
CA001706
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