- Clothespin (Oldenburg)
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Clothespin 
Artist Claes Oldenberg Year 1976 Type Weathering Steel Dimensions 1,400 cm × 370 cm × 140 cm (540 in × 147 in × 54 in) Location Philadelphia 39°57′09″N 75°09′56″W / 39.9524°N 75.1656°W[1] Owner private[2] Clothespin is a weathering steel sculpture, by Claes Oldenburg. It is located at Centre Square, 1500 Market Street, Philadelphia.[3] It was dedicated June 25, 1976.[4]
It was commissioned in May 1974, by developer Jack Wolgin, as part of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority's one percent for art program.
See also
Clothespin, and Philadelphia City Hall
- List of public art in Philadelphia
References
- ^ "Giant Clothespin - Philadelphia, PA"
- ^ Holcomb, Henry J. (September 22, 2003). "Downtown Philadelphia Office Complex May Get $20 Million Makeover". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
- ^ http://www.philart.net/art.php?id=75
- ^ "Clothespin, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey. 1993. http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=13U50R5310C29.21911&profile=ariall&source=~!siartinventories&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001~!12103~!5&ri=17&aspect=Keyword&menu=search&ipp=20&spp=20&staffonly=&term=Clothespin+(sculpture)&index=.TW&uindex=&aspect=Keyword&menu=search&ri=17#focus. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
External links
- http://www.ohiobarns.com/othersites/largerthanlife/pa/38-51clothespin.html
- http://www.visitphilly.com/music-art/philadelphia/clothespin/
- http://www.artcyclopedia.com/feature-2004-09-oldenburg-clothespin.html
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Categories:- Public art stubs
- Sculptures in the United States
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