Fireplug Souvenir, Chicago
August 1968
Claes Oldenburg (American, 1929-2022)
Not on View

Fabricated in an edition of 100, these multiples were made by Claes Oldenburg in response to the police brutality unleashed at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in 1968. Like many of Oldenburg’s motifs, the fireplug is reused, reappropriated and transformed in a variety of media. The artist’s interest in making editions was constant throughout his career, whether in two or three dimensions.

Details

  • Artist Name: Claes Oldenburg (American, 1929-2022)
  • Title: Fireplug Souvenir, Chicago
  • Date: August 1968
  • Medium: Hydrocal plaster, painted red
  • Edition: Edition of 100, No. 61
  • Dimensions: 8 x 7-1/4 x 6 in. (20.3 x 18.4 x 15.2 cm)
  • Publisher: Richard Feigen Graphics, NY
  • Credit Line: Norton Simon Museum, Museum Purchase
  • Accession Number: P.1969.109

Object Information

Richard Feigen Gallery, Inc., New York, to;
Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles, sold 1969 to;
Pasadena Art Museum, Pasadena, 1969-1975;
Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena.

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Additional Artwork by Artist

Giant Soft Ketchup Bottle with Ketchup Claes Oldenburg 1966-67

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