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"Empire" ("Papa") Ray Gun by Claes Oldenburg — VisualArtsDB

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"Empire" ("Papa") Ray Gun

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"Empire" ("Papa") Ray Gun

Claes Oldenburg

1959

Medium: Casein on papier-mâché over wire
Dimensions: 35 7/8 x 44 7/8 x 14 5/8" (90.9 x 113.8 x 36.9 cm)
Genre: Sculpture
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, NY, US

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