Detail View: The AMICA Library: Soft Toilet
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AMICA ID:
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WMAA.79.83a-b
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AMICA Library Year:
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2002
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Object Type:
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Sculpture
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Orientation/Arrangement:
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Base: As of September 23, 1999, this work can only be exhibited with the artist-made base. Please ignore any existing installation specs or photographs that show this work without the base. See note in object file.
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Creator Name:
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Oldenburg, Claes
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Creator Role:
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Artist
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Creator Dates/Places:
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1929-
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Gender:
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M
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Claes Oldenburg
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Title:
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Soft Toilet
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Title Type:
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Title
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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1966
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Creation Start Date:
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1966
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Creation End Date:
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1966
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Materials and Techniques:
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Wood, vinyl, kapok, wire, plexiglass on metal stand and painted wood base
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Dimensions:
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Overall: 57 1/16 x 27 5/8 x 28 1/16 in. (144.94 x 70.17 x 71.28 cm)
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Component Measured:
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Object
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Measurement Dimension:
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Height
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Measurement Value:
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144.94
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Measurement Unit:
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cm
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Component Measured:
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Object
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Measurement Dimension:
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Width
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Measurement Value:
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70.17
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Measurement Unit:
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cm
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Component Measured:
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Object
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Measurement Dimension:
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Depth
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Measurement Value:
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71.28
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Measurement Unit:
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cm
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Measurement Unit:
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cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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Whitney Museum of American Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York, USA
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ID Number:
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79.83a-b
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Credit Line:
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50th Anniversary Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Victor W. Ganz
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Parts and Pieces:
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79.83a Sculpture
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Parts and Pieces:
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79.83b Base
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Rights:
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Provenance:
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Collection of the artist 1966Sidney Janis Gallery, New York 1966Mr. and Mrs. Victor Ganz, NY 1966-1979
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Condition:
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01/18/1993 ,Satisfactory ,Dusty overall ,
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Context - Date:
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1966 - 1966
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Context - Person:
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Oldenburg Claes
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Context - Person:
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Ganz Sally
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Context - Person:
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Ganz Victor W.
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Exhibition History:
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Abject Art
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Exhibition History:
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Duchamp's Leg
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Exhibition History:
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Claes Oldenburg: An Anthology
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Exhibition History:
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"An American Story"
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Exhibition History:
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"Views from Abroad" (2b in Frankfurt)
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Exhibition History:
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Zero-G: When Gravity Becomes Form
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Exhibition History:
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The American Century: Art and Culture 1900-2000 (Part II)
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Exhibition History:
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Highlights from the Permanent Collection: From Pollock to Today
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Related Work Description:
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SKETCH OF TOILET FROM OVERHEAD, 1963, Crayon and temperaon paper, 42.5 x 35 cm, location unknownRWG
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Related Work Description:
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SOFT TOILET #3 - ON CHALK BOARD, 1972, Serigraph, 30 x 22in., Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, CA
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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WMAA.01167.tif
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