id:			173062
accession number:	2017.125
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2017.125
updated:		2023-03-22 03:05:41.009000

Standing Mitt with Ball, 1973. Claes Thure Oldenburg (American, 1929–2022). Steel, lead and wood; overall: 210.8 x 241.2 x 388.4 cm (83 x 94 15/16 x 152 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Agnes Gund given in honor of George Gund III 2017.125 © Claes Thure Oldenburg

title:				Standing Mitt with Ball
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creation date:			1973
creation date earliest:		1973
creation date latest:		1973
current location:		ATRM Atrium
creditline:			Gift of Agnes Gund given in honor of George Gund III
copyright:			© Claes Thure Oldenburg

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culture:	America
technique:	steel, lead and wood
department:	Contemporary Art
collection:	CONTEMP - Sculpture
type:		Sculpture
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CREATORS

* Claes Thure Oldenburg (American, 1929–2022)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 210.8 x 241.2 x 388.4 cm (83 x 94 15/16 x 152 15/16 in.)
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fun fact:
This artist makes super-sized re-creations of everyday objects.

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Oldenburg is known for creating artworks that reinterpret the quotidian objects that make up our everyday lives in a variety of sizes and materials, whether they are truly banal, bizarre, or curiously appealing. This colossal work conflates rigid steel, soft lead, and curved wooden planks to present a monumental distillation of America’s favorite pastime.

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