Claes oldenburg 5 interesting facts

Claes Oldenburg is an American sculptor, best known for his large public sculptures of oversize everyday objects. He has also produced drawings, paintings, and soft sculpture replicas of household objects.

Facts About Claes Oldenburg

• Claes Oldenburg was born in Stockholm, Sweden in 1929.
• He grew up in Chicago, US, where his father was stationed as a Swedish diplomat.
• Claes Oldenburg attended the Latin School of Chicago.

  He went on to study Literature and Art History at Yale University. He took further art classes at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

• He worked as a reporter for the City News Bureau of Chicago.
• In 1953, Claes Oldenburg became a citizen of the United States.
• He moved to New York in the mid-1950s, and he met a number of artists including Allan Kaprow, Red Grooms, and Jim Dine who were providing an alternative to the abstract expressionism that was the dominant art movement at that time.
• In 1957, Claes Oldenburg created his firs