Claes Oldenburg
Proposal for a Colossal Monument in the Form of a Typewriter Eraser for Alcatraz Island
Artist
Claes Oldenburg American, Swedish, 1929–2022
Printer
Jack LemonAmerican, born 1936
Print studio
Precision Colorplate CompanyChicago
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Proposal for a Colossal Monument in the Form of a Typewriter Eraser for Alcatraz Island
Date1975
Place depictedAlcatraz, California, United States
MediumOffset lithograph in colors on paper, artist's proof 20/25
DimensionsImage/Sheet: 31 1/4 × 24 1/8 in. (79.4 × 61.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Sue Rowan Pittman
Object number91.1882
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Department
Prints and DrawingsObject Type
Exhibition History"Singular and Plural: Recent Accessions, Post-War Drawings and Prints," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 6 —August 8, 1992.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed along lower border.
Catalogue raisonnéAxsom Platzker 136
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