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Claes Oldenburg
Typewriter Eraser as Tornado1972

Not on view
Gestural watercolor and charcoal drawing on cream paper, loosely rendered figure with coral-red hair mass, pale oval face with one visible eye, and narrow dark torso

Claes Oldenburg, Typewriter Eraser as Tornado, 1972, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Robert H. Halff through the Modern and Contemporary Art Council, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Claes Oldenburg
Sweden, active United States, 1929-2022
Title
Typewriter Eraser as Tornado
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1972
Medium
Crayon and watercolor on paper
Dimensions
Framed: 19 7/8 x 16 x 1 1/4 in. (50.48 x 40.64 x 3.18 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Robert H. Halff through the Modern and Contemporary Art Council
Accession Number
M.2005.38.7
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Copyright
© Claes Oldenburg

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