Claes Oldenburg Giant Rubber Stamp

Painted with polyurethane enamel 28 ft.

Claes oldenburg giant rubber stamp.

In 1991 it was donated to cleveland. Free stamp willard park cleveland ohio steel and aluminum. Discover world s largest rubber stamp in cleveland ohio. Available for sale from woodward gallery claes oldenburg boom stamped indelibly 1967 rubber stamp ink print on paper 9 1 2 6 1 2 in.

It was intended to be displayed in amoco s lobby but ended up in storage in indiana for seven years. Oldenburg said the idea of a giant rubber stamp was inspired by the form of the 1894 soldiers and sailors monument which features a slender triumphal column rising out of a blocky romanesque. 8 8 x 7 9 x 14 9 m commissioned december 1982 by sohio later bp america inc gift of bp america inc. The giant clothespin was created in 1976.

For those of you not familiar with free stamp it is a large sculpture designed by claes oldenburg and coosje van bruggen of a giant rubber stamp with the word free backwards on it. The dimensions of the sculpture are 28 ft 10 in 8 79 m by 26 ft 7 9 m by 49 ft 15 m. In the cleveland area it s one of three titanic installations created by oldenburg and van bruggen. Inarguably the world s largest office stamp the aluminum and steel structure is 49 feet long 28 feet high and weighs 70 000 pounds.

Cleveland s giant free stamp is a nod to the civil war but was misinterpreted for years. It is 54 foot tall. The sculpture depicts a rubber stamp with the word free in its stamping area. The giant rubber stamp is 28 feet tall by 48 feet long.

It was commissioned by the amoco oil company in 1985. And the free stamp in cleveland s willard park is no exception. Oldenburg and van bruggen are well known for their sculptures of common items done to giant proportions. To the city of cleveland installed august october 1991 inaugurated november 15 1991 statement by the artists.

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