Coosje van Bruggen and Claes Oldenburg at the inauguration of the Bottle of Notes, 1994, in Middlesbrough, England. Photograph by Hazel Gall. Claes Oldenburg Image taken from:

Image & Quote taken from: "The performance is the main thing, but when it is over, there are a number of subordinate pieces which may be isolated, souvenirs, residual objects. To pick up after a performance, to be very careful about what is to be discarded and what still survives by itself. Slow study and respect for small things. One's own created 'found objects.' The floor of the stage is like the street. Picking up after is creative. Also the particular life of objects must be respected." --Oldenburg, 1962 Drawing for Announcement of The Street at Reuben Gallery, Pen and Ink, newsprint on paper. 13-7/8 x 10 inches (35.2 x 25.4 cm) Collection of Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, New York The Street artnetweb.com/oldenburg/ contents.html

Image taken from: n1m651.htm The Store, Dec. 1, Jan. 31, 1962, Ray Gun Mfg. Co., 107 East Second Street, New York (in cooperation with Green Gallery, New York.

Image taken from: Bedroom Ensemble 1963 National Gallery Ottawa, Canada n-american-c2.html

Image taken from: Claes Oldenburg, Soft Toilet,

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Image taken from: 'Soft Light Switches' 1964, Vinyl filled with dacron and canvas, 47 x 47 x 3-1/8 inches (119.4 x x 9.1 cm.), The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri, … sold for $360,000 at the Phillips de Pury & Luxembourg auction house Thursday, May 15, 2003 in New York. The soft sculpture was part of the art collection of the Enron Corp.

Image taken from: Giant BLT (Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich), Vinyl filed with kapok, and wood painted with acrylic, 32 x 39 x 29 inches (81.3 x 99.1 x 72.7 cm), Collection of Maria and Conrad Janis, Beverly Hills artnetweb.com/oldenburg/ contents.html

Image taken from: Soft Inverted Q Soft Inverted Q Claes Oldenburg 1976 Akron Art Museum Akron

Image taken from: Lipstick (Ascending) on Caterpillar Tracks, Cor-Ten steel, steel, aluminum, cast resin; painted with polyurethane enamel 23 ft. 6 in. x 24 ft. 11 in. x 10 ft. 11 in. (7.2 x 7.6 x 3.3 m)

Image taken from: Clothespin, 1976 Cor-Ten and stainless steels 45 ft. x 12 ft. 3 in. x 4 ft. 6 in. (13.7 x 3.7 x 1.4 m) Centre Square Plaza, Fifteenth and Market streets, Philadelphia Photo by Attilio Maranzano

Image taken from: Trowel I, Steel painted with polyurethane enamel 41 ft. 9 in. x 11 ft. 3 in. x 14 ft. 7 in. (12.7 x 3.4 x 4.4 m) sited: 38 ft. 5 in. x 11 ft. 3 in. x 7 ft. 5 in. (11.7 x 3.4 x 2.3 m) Rijksmuseum Kröller-Müller, Otterlo, the Netherlands Photo by Attilio Maranzano & Trowel II, 1976 Cor-Ten steel painted with polyurethane enamel 41 ft. 9 in. x 11 ft. 3 in. x 14 ft. 7 in. (12.7 x 3.4 x 4.4 m) sited: 37 ft. x 11 ft. 3 in. x 7 ft. 5 in. (11.3 x 3.4 x 2.3 m) Donald M. Kendall Sculpture Gardens at PepsiCo, Purchase, New York Photo by Attilio Maranzano

Image taken from: Batcolumn, 1977 Steel and aluminum painted with polyurethane enamel 96 ft. 8 in. (29.5 m) high x 9 ft. 9 in. (3 m) diameter, on base 4 ft. (1.2 m) high x 10 ft. (3.1 m) diameter Harold Washington Social Security Center, 600 West Madison Street, Chicago Photo by Attilio Maranzano

Image taken from: Pool Balls, 1977 Reinforced concrete Three balls, each 11 ft. 6 in. (3.5 m) diameter Aaseeterrassen, Münster, Germany Photo by Attilio Maranzano

Image taken from: Hat in Three Stages of Landing, 1982 Steel and aluminum painted with polyurethane enamel Three hats, each 9 ft. 5 in. x 18 ft. x 15 ft. 5 in. (2.9 x 5.5 x 4.7 m) Each hat is supported on two poles at a different height, equidistant from one another, over an area approximately 162 ft. (49.4 m) long: 1) 19 ft. 3 in. (5.9 m) high (2) 12 ft. 10 in. (3.9 m) high (3) 6 ft. 1 in. (1.9 m) high Sherwood Park, Salinas, California Photo by Attilio Maranzano

Image taken from: Gartenschlauch (Garden Hose), 1983 Steel painted with polyurethane enamel Two parts, in an area approximately 6,000 sq. ft. (557.4 sq. m) 1984 faucet: 35 ft. 5 in. x 8 ft. 12 in. x 7 ft. 1 in. (10.8 x 2.7 x 2.2 m) 1985hose: 410 ft. (125 m) long x 20 in. (0.5 m) diameter Stühlinger Park, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany Photo by Attilio Maranzano

Image taken from: Screwarch, 1983 Aluminum painted with polyurethane enamel 12 ft. 8 in. x 21 ft. 6 in. x 7 ft. 10 in. (3.9 x 6.6 x 2.4 m) Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam, the Netherlands Photo by Attilio Maranzano

Image taken from: Soft Shuttlecock, 1995 Steel, aluminum, wood, fiber-reinforced plastic, expanded polystyrene and polyethylene foams, canvas, rope; painted with latex Nosecone, approximately 3 ft. high (0.9 m) x 6 ft. (1.8 m) diameter nine feathers, each approximately 26 ft. (7.9 m) long x 6 ft. 6 in. (2 m) wide Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation Photo by David Heald, courtesy of Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

Image taken from: Torn Notebook, 1996 Stainless steel, steel, aluminum; painted with polyurethane enamel Three parts (notebook and two loose pages) notebook: 21 ft. 10 in. x 23 ft. x 26 ft. 1 in. (6.7 x 6.4 x 8 m) page (1): 10 ft. x 14 ft. 1 in. x 7 ft. 1 in. (3.0 x 4.3 x 2.2 m) page (2): 11 ft. 8 in. x 8 ft. 7 in. x 8 ft. 2 in. (3.6 x 2.6 x 2.5 m) Madden Garden, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska Photo by Attilio Maranzano

Image taken from: Flying Pins, 2000 Steel, fiber-reinforced plastic, foam, epoxy; painted with polyester gelcoat and polyurethane enamel Ten pins, each: 24 ft. 7 in. (7.5 m) high x 7 ft. 7 in. (2.3 m) widest diameter in an area approximately 123 ft. (37.5 m) long x 65 ft. 7 in. (20 m) wide partially buried pins: #1: 18 ft. 5 in. (5.6 m) high; #2: 13 ft. 2 in. (4 m) high combined pins: #3a/b: 26 ft. 7 in. (8.1 m) high; #5a/b/c: 28 ft. 7 in. (8.7 m) high individual pins: #4: 21 ft. 8 in. (6.6 m) high; #6: 20 ft. 8 in. (6.3 m) high; #7: 17 ft. 9 in. (5.4 m) high ball: 9 ft. 2 in. (2.8 m) high x 21 ft. 12 in. (6.7 m) diameter Intersection of John F. Kennedylaan and Fellenoord Avenues, Eindhoven, the Netherlands