A simple abstract sketch of an orange circular form with dark blue brushstrokes above it.

Drawings

Typewriter Eraser

1977

Medium: Crayon and watercolor on paper
Dimensions: Sheet: 16 1/2 × 11 in. (41.9 × 27.9 cm)
Accession number: 2002.63
Acquired: 2002
Credit line: Gift of The American Contemporary Art Foundation, Inc., Leonard A. Lauder, President
Reproduction credit: © Claes Oldenburg
Department: collection

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Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, Typewriter Eraser, 1977. Crayon and watercolor on paper, sheet: 16 1/2 × 11 in. (41.9 × 27.9 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of The American Contemporary Art Foundation, Inc., Leonard A. Lauder, President 2002.63. © Claes Oldenburg

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Shaping a Collection: Five Decades of Gifts 2014-07-17 – 2014-10-19
Claes Oldenburg: Early Sculpture, Drawings, and Happenings Films<br><br>Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen: The Music Room 2009-05-07 – 2009-09-06
Sites 2009-02-19 – 2009-05-03
An American Legacy, A Gift to New York 2002-10-24 – 2003-01-26
Claes Oldenburg: Drawings, 1959–1977 2002-06-06 – 2002-09-15

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