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© Claes Oldenburg

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© Claes Oldenburg

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Claes Oldenburg

American, born Sweden, 1929

Letter Tenement, 1960

oil paint, rags, and wood

base: 2 in x 10 1/8 in x 6 1/8 in; overall: 29 x 7 1/2 x 4 inches (73.66 x 19.05 x 10.16 cm)

Collection Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York

The Martha Jackson Collection at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, 1974

1974:8.25

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Provenance

the artist;
1960, Martha Kellogg Jackson [1907-1969], New York;
etate of Martha Kellogg Jackson;
May 22, 1974, presented by David K. and Rebecca Reed Anderson from the Estate of Martha Jackson to the Martha Jackson Collection at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery

Class

Sculpture (visual work)

Work Type

Assemblage (sculpture)

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