Claes OldenburgAmerican, 1929–2022Fagend Studies
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Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- 2 days ago
- In this state since
- Aug 19, 2026
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
Particulars
- Accession number
- 1977.511
In the catalog
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- Art Institute of Chicago: the museum's own open data · fetched 5 days ago
- Image: Art Institute of Chicago — © the artist or rights holder
Meanwhile, in the life of Claes Oldenburg
The whole life1969–1977
His relationship with Hannah Wilke
From 1969 to 1977 Oldenburg was in a relationship with the feminist artist and sculptor Hannah Wilke: they shared studios and travelled together, and she often photographed him. His marriage to Patty Mucha ended in 1970.
1972–1993
His brother Richard heads MoMA
From 1972 to 1993 the artist's brother, the art historian Richard E. Oldenburg, was director of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and later chairman of Sotheby's America.
1976
The partnership with Coosje van Bruggen begins
From 1976 Oldenburg worked with the Dutch-American writer and art historian Coosje van Bruggen — 30 years and over 40 “large-scale projects”. Their first collaboration was reworking “Trowel I” (1971) for the grounds of the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo.
1977
Married: Coosje van Bruggen
