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

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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)

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Claes Oldenburg, 1973

Tea Pot

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Claes Oldenburg, 1975

Giant 3-Way Plug Scale 2/3

Giant 3-Way Plug Scale 2/3

Claes Oldenburg, 1970

Cube Tap (Plug)

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Claes Oldenburg, 1966

Light Switches–Hard Version, Replica (Brown)

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Claes Oldenburg, 1969

Hats Vesuvius

Hats Vesuvius

Claes Oldenburg, 1973

Soft Drainpipe - Blue (Cool) Version

Soft Drainpipe - Blue (Cool) Version

Claes Oldenburg, 1967

System of Iconography - Plug, Mouse, Good Humor, Lipstick, Switches

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Claes Oldenburg, 1970

Pizza Pie

Pizza Pie

Claes Oldenburg, 1964

Striding Figure, from Conspiracy, The Artist as Witness

Striding Figure, from Conspiracy, The Artist as Witness

Claes Oldenburg, 1971

Osaka Japan Expo

Osaka Japan Expo

Claes Oldenburg, 1970