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Proposal for a Cathedral in the Form of a Sink Faucet for Lake Union, Seattle, Washington

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Proposal for a Cathedral in the Form of a Sink Faucet for Lake Union, Seattle, Washington

1972
20th century
937 x 625 mm (36.9 x 24.6 in.)

Claes Oldenburg, American, (1929–2022)

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Offset lithograph printed in five colors on moderately thick white paper

Print impression quality: Excellent

Edition: Edition size unknown, all copies unsigned, unnumbered, as poster for Festival ’72, Seattle Center, July 21, 22, 23, 1972; typography by Marcus Ratliff; printing supervised by Richard Davison, Colorcraft Lithographers, New York

Marks: Inscribed in plate, lower left: “Lake Union, Seattle, Washington”; signed in plate, lower right: “CO 72”; inscribed in plate, lower left: “Copyright Claes Oldenburg 1972”

Bibliography: Axsom and Platzker 89.1; see also Axsom and Platzker 89.

Credit Line: Purchase funds, 1973

Accession Number: 1973.12.1

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architecture*, churches, Pop, posters*, religions, religious buildings

architecture - Art or science of designing and building structures, especially habitable structures, in accordance with principles determined by aesthetic and practical or material considerations. Refers also to the structures created. [November 1994 related term added. October 1990 alternate term added.]
churches
Pop
posters - Notices intended to be posted to advertise, promote, or publicize an activity, cause, product, or service; also, decorative, mass-produced prints intended for hanging. For small printed notices or advertisements intended for distribution by hand, use "handbills." [August 1995 related term added. June 1992 descriptor added.]
religions
religious buildings

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sheet Dimensions: 937 x 625 mm (36.9 x 24.6 in.)

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Claes Oldenburg, American, (1929–2022) . Proposal for a Cathedral in the Form of a Sink Faucet for Lake Union, Seattle, Washington, 1972. Offset lithograph printed in five colors on moderately thick white paper. sheet : 937 x 625 mm (36.9 x 24.6 in.). DAC accession number 1973.12.1. Purchase funds, 1973.

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