Baked Potato #1

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© Claes Oldenburg
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Baked Potato #1

United States, 1963
Sculpture
Burlap soaked in plaster, painted enamel, jersey stuffed with kapok
Overall: 15 x 25 x 15 in. (38.1 x 63.5 x 38.1 cm)
Gift of Robert H. Halff through the Modern and Contemporary Art Council (M.2005.38.30a-c)
Modern Art
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Wight, Frederick S. 20th Century Sculpture from Southern California Collections. Los Angeles: UCLA Art Galleries, 1972.
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  • Wight, Frederick S. 20th Century Sculpture from Southern California Collections. Los Angeles: UCLA Art Galleries, 1972.
  • Barron, Stephanie, Michel Draguet, and Sara Cochran. Magritte and Contemporary Art: The Treachery of Images. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Belgium: Ludion, 2006.
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