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Claes Oldenburg

American sculptor and printmaker (1929–2022)
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Summary

Claes Oldenburg was born on January 28, 1929[1], in Malmö[2]. He died on July 18, 2022[3], in Manhattan[4]. He worked as a sculptor[5], painter[6], graphic artist[7], designer[8], and draftsperson[9]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,601 views/month, #7,049 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of birth: Stockholm[11]
  • Spouse: Coosje van Bruggen[12], Patty Mucha[13]
  • Child: Maartje Oldenburg[14]
  • Country of citizenship: Sweden[15], United States[16]
  • Ethnic group: Swedes[17]
  • Occupation: printmaker[18], performance artist[19], architectural drafter[20], visual artist[21]
  • Field of work: art of sculpture[22], painting[23], drawing[24], engraving process[25], performance art[26]
  • Educated at: Yale University[27], Latin School of Chicago[28]
  • Notable work: Lipstick (Ascending) on Caterpillar Tracks[29]
  • Award received: Wilhelm Lehmbruck Award[30], National Medal of Arts[31], Rolf Schock Prize in Visual Arts[32], Wolf Prize in Arts[33], Great Immigrants Award[34]
  • Member of: American Academy of Arts and Letters[35], Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts[36], American Academy of Arts and Sciences[37], Claes Oldenburg & Coosje van Bruggen[38]
  • Sex or gender: male[39]
  • Movement: pop art[40]
  • Genre: figurative art[41], public art[42]
  • Commons category: Claes Oldenburg[43]
  • Family name: Oldenburg[44]
  • Given name: Claes[45], Thure[46]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Claes Oldenburg[47]
  • Commons gallery: Claes Oldenburg[48]
  • Work location: New York City[49], Rye[50], Oslo[51], Chicago[52], New Haven[53], Los Angeles[54], Chatte[55]
  • Described at URL: https://www.solisprints.co.uk/pages/artist-claes-oldenburg[56]

Why It Matters

Claes Oldenburg has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] He is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]

FAQs

Where was Claes Oldenburg born?

Claes Oldenburg's place of birth was Malmö[2].

Where did Claes Oldenburg die?

Claes Oldenburg passed away in Manhattan[4].

Who was Claes Oldenburg married to?

Claes Oldenburg's spouses include Coosje van Bruggen[12] and Patty Mucha[13].

What did Claes Oldenburg do for work?

Claes Oldenburg worked as a sculptor[5], painter[6], graphic artist[7], designer[8], and draftsperson[9].

Where did Claes Oldenburg go to school?

Claes Oldenburg was educated at Yale University[27] and Latin School of Chicago[28].

What awards did Claes Oldenburg receive?

Honors received include Wilhelm Lehmbruck Award[30], National Medal of Arts[31], Rolf Schock Prize in Visual Arts[32], and Wolf Prize in Arts[33].

Related Entities

Claes Oldenburg Cleveland Museum of Art Denver Art Museum Israel Museum Kröller-Müller Museum Los Angeles Metropolitan Museum of Art Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía Museum of Modern Art National Gallery of Art National Gallery of Victoria New York City Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Städel Museum Stockholm Sweden UbuWeb United States Whitney Museum of American Art ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . washingtonpost.com. washingtonpost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [39] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [13] ↑ . moorewomenartists.org. moorewomenartists.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  8. [16] ↑ . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [5] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [6] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [9] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . stedelijk.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [18] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
  23. [19] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
  24. [20] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
  25. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [40] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. wikidata.org.
  27. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . carnegie.org. carnegie.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [17] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
  35. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  41. [3] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . washingtonpost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
  45. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [49] ↑ . RKDartists. wikidata.org.
  49. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [51] ↑ . RKDartists. wikidata.org.
  51. [52] ↑ . RKDartists. wikidata.org.
  52. [53] ↑ . RKDartists. wikidata.org.
  53. [54] ↑ . RKDartists. wikidata.org.
  54. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  55. [56] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [57] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [58] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'be', 'bg', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'eo', 'es', '
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  2. 6w ago · Hannolans · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has works in the collection → Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Städel Museum, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía +32
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Has works in the collection: Groninger Museum, groninger museum ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/c5a6d992c4b|details]])"
  3. 7w ago · Jamie7687 · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Yle topic id → 18-128672
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  4. 8w ago · Mahirtwofivesix · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Member of → American Academy of Arts and Letters, Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts, American Academy of Arts and Sciences +1
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  5. 12w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → claes-oldenburg
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: claes-oldenburg, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289920892|claes oldenburg (#289920892)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper'"
  6. 14w ago · Sabelöga · 2026-07-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikisimpsons article id → 110632
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Wikisimpsons article id: 110632, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/296180355|Claes Oldenburg (#296180355)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8109|Wikisimpsons"
  7. 15w ago · Thenetrunner · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → https://www.solisprints.co.uk/pages/artist-claes-oldenburg
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Described at url: https://www.solisprints.co.uk/pages/artist-claes-oldenburg, Add described at URL (P973) to sourced Solis Prints artist page; language English (P407)"
  8. 18w ago · Sj1mor · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Plaque image → Gedenktafel Bethlehemkirchplatz (Mitte) Bethlehemkirchplatz.
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  9. 19w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image needs reharvest → —
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    Occupation → sculptor, painter, graphic artist +6
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    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Occupation: architectural drafter, разрешение перенаправления / resolving redirect architectural draftsperson → architectural drafter ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/KrBotResolvingR"
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