List of public art by Oldenburg and van Bruggen

This is a list of public art by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, also termed their "large scale projects". Oldenburg (1929-2022) and van Bruggen (1942–2009) were married Swedish-American and American-Dutch sculptors (respectively), best known for their Installation art typically featuring very large replicas of everyday objects. This list does not include all other types of artistic works by the artists (for example drawings and "happenings") and other sculptural works which are not public art (for example soft sculptures such as "Giant BLT").

With the exception of the earliest works, Lipstick, Three-Way Plug and Clothespin, all works listed are signed by both artists. Unless specified, dimensions are listed as height × width × depth.

Images may be missing from this list, due to no freedom of panorama provisions for copyrighted three-dimensional artworks in the copyright laws of countries where the affected artworks are located.

Image Title Description Year Location Ref Lipstick (Ascending) on Caterpillar Tracks Cor-Ten steel, steel, aluminum, cast resin; painted with polyurethane enamel 1969–74 Samuel F. B. Morse College at Yale University, New Haven, U.S. Giant Three-Way Plug Core-Ten steel and bronze1970Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Ohio, U.S.Giant Three-Way Plug (Cube Tap) Core-Ten steel and bronze1970d’Harnoncourt Sculpture Garden, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania, U.S. Clothespin Cor-Ten and stainless steel45 ft. x 12 ft. 3 in. x 4 ft. 6 in. (13.7 x 3.7 x 1.4 m) 1976 Centre Square Plaza, Philadelphia, U.S. Trowel I Steel painted with polyurethane enamelInstalled: 1971 Rijksmuseum Kröller-Müller, Otterlo, Netherlands Trowel II Cor-Ten steel painted with polyurethane enamelInstalled: 1971–76 Donald M. Kendall Sculpture Gardens at PepsiCo, Purchase, U.S. Batcolumn Steel and aluminum painted with polyurethane enamel high ×  diameter,on base high ×  1977 Harold Washington Social Security Center, Chicago, U.S. Pool Balls Reinforced concreteThree 11 ft. 6 in. (3.5 m) diameter 1977 Lake Aasee waterfront, Münster, Germany Crusoe Umbrella Cor-Ten steel painted with polyurethane enamel37 × 37 × 58 ft. (11.3 × 11.3 × 17.7 m)Installed: 33 × 37 × 56 ft. (10.1 × 11.3 × 17.1 m) 1979 Cowles Commons, Civic Center of Greater Des Moines, Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. Flashlight Steel painted with polyurethane enamel38 ft. 6 in. (11.7 m) high × 10 ft. 6 in. (3.2 m) diameter 1981 University of Nevada, Las Vegas, U.S. Split Button Aluminum painted with polyurethane enamel16 ft. (4.9 m) diameter × 10 in. (0.3 m) thickheight from ground when sited: 4 ft. 11 in. (1.5 m) 1981 Blanche Levy Park, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, U.S. Hat in Three Stages of Landing Steel and aluminum painted with polyurethane enamelThree hats, each 9 ft. 5 in. × 18 ft. × 15 ft. 5 in. (2.9 × 5.5 × 4.7 m)Each hat is supported on two poles at a different height, equidistant, over an area approximately 162 ft. (49.4 m) long:19 ft. 3 in. (5.9 m) high12 ft. 10 in. (3.9 m) high6 ft. 1 in. (1.9 m) high 1982 Sherwood Park, Salinas, U.S. Spitzhacke (Pickaxe) Steel painted with polyurethane enamel36 ft. 9 in. × 44 ft. 6 in. × 3 ft. 8 in. (11.2 × 13.6 × 1.1 m)Installed: 43 ft. 5 in. × 42 ft. 7 in. × 11 ft. 5 in. (13.2 × 13 × 3.5 m) 1982 Kassel, Germany Gartenschlauch (Garden Hose) Steel painted with polyurethane enamelTwo parts, in an area approximately 6,000 sq. ft. (557.4 sq. m)Faucet: 35 ft. 5 in. × 8 ft. 12 in. × 7 ft. 1 in. (10.8 × 2.7 × 2.2 m)Hose: 410 ft. (125 m) long × 20 in. (0.5 m) diameter 1983 Eschholzpark, Freiburg, Germany Screwarch Aluminum painted with polyurethane enamel12 ft. 8 in. × 21 ft. 6 in. × 7 ft. 10 in. (3.9 × 6.6 × 2.4 m) 1983 Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam, Netherlands Cross Section of a Toothbrush with Paste, in a Cup, on a Sink: Portrait of Coosje's Thinking Steel and cast iron painted with polyurethane enamel19 ft. 8 in. × 9 ft. 2 in. × 7 in. (6 × 2.8 × 0.2 m) 1983 Haus Esters, Krefeld, Germany Stake Hitch Stake: steel, aluminum, epoxy, painted with polyurethane enamelRope: polyurethane foam, plastic materials, fiber-reinforced plastic; painted with latexTotal height: 53 ft. 6 in. (16.3 m)Stake with knot, upper floor: 13 ft. 6 in. × 18 ft. 2 in. × 14 ft. 7 in. (4.1 × 5.5 × 4.5 m)Stake, lower floor: 12 ft. 10 in. × 5 ft. × 3 ft. (3.9 × 1.5 × 0.9 m)Rope, knot to ceiling: 40 ft. (12.2 m) high × 20 in. (0.5 m) diameter 1984 Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, U.S. Balancing Tools Steel painted with polyurethane enamel26 ft. 3 in. × 29 ft. 6 in. × 19 ft. 10 in. (8 × 9 × 6.1 m) 1984 Vitra International, Weil am Rhein, Germany Knife Ship I Steel, wood, plastic coated fabric, motorClosed, without oars: 7 ft. 8 in. × 10 ft. 6 in. × 40 ft. 5 in. (2.3 × 3.2 × 12.3 m)Extended, with oars: 26 ft. 4 in. × 31 ft. 6 in. × 82 ft. 11 in. (8 × 9.6 × 25.3 m)Height with large blade raised: 31 ft. 8 in. (9.7 m)Width with blades extended: 82 ft. 10 in. (25.2 m) 1985 Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Spain Knife Slicing Through Wall Stainless steel, steel, stuccoBlade: 6 ft × 8 in × 11 ft (1.83 × .20 × 3.51 m) 1989 817 Hillsdale Ave., Los Angeles, U.S. (formerly the Margo Leavin Gallery) Toppling Ladder with Spilling Paint Steel and aluminum painted with polyurethane enamel14 ft. 2 in. × 10 ft. 8 in. × 7 ft. 7 in. (4.3 × 3.3 × 2.3 m) 1986 Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, U.S. Spoonbridge and Cherry Stainless steel and aluminum painted with polyurethane enamel29 ft. 6 in. × 51 ft. 6 in. × 13 ft. 6 in. (9 × 15.7 × 4.1 m) 1988 Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, U.S. Dropped Bowl with Scattered Slices and Peels Steel, reinforced concrete, fiber-reinforced plastic; painted with polyurethane enamel; stainless steelSeventeen parts (eight bowl fragments, four peels, five orange sections), in an area approximately 16 ft. 9 in. × 91 ft. × 105 ft. (5.1 × 27.7 × 32 m) 1990 Metro-Dade Open Space Park, Miami, U.S. La Bicyclette Ensevelie (Buried Bicycle) Steel, aluminum, fiber-reinforced plastic; painted with polyurethane enamelFour parts, in an area approximately 150 ft. 11 in. × 71 ft. 2 in. (46 × 21.7 m) 1990 Parc de la Villette, Paris, France Monument to the Last Horse Aluminum and polyurethane foam painted with polyurethane enamel19 ft. 8 in. × 17 ft. × 12 ft. 4 in. (6 × 5.2 × 3.8 m) 1991 The Chinati Foundation, Marfa, U.S. Binoculars Steel frame. Exterior: concrete and cement plaster painted with elastomeric paint.Interior: gypsum plaster 45 × 44 × 18 ft. (13.7 × 13.4 × 5.5 m) 1991 340 Main Street, Venice, U.S. Free Stamp Steel and aluminum painted with polyurethane enamel28 ft. 10 in. × 26 ft. × 49 ft. (8.8 × 7.9 × 14.9 m) 1991 Willard Park, Cleveland, U.S. Mistos (Match Cover) Steel, aluminum, fiber-reinforced plastic; painted with polyurethane enamelOverall: 68 ft. × 33 ft. × 43 ft. 4 in. (20.7 × 10.1 × 13.2 m) 1992 La Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain Apple Core Stainless steel, urethane foam, resin, urethane enamel3m x 2m x 2m 1992 The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel Bottle of Notes Steel painted with polyurethane enamel30 × 16 × 10 ft. (9.1 × 4.9 × 3.1 m) 1993 Central Gardens, Middlesbrough, England Inverted Collar and Tie Steel, polymer concrete, fiber-reinforced plastic; painted with polyester gelcoat39 ft. × 27 ft. 9 in. × 12 ft. 8 in. (11.9 × 8.5 × 3.9 m) 1994 Mainzer Landstrasse, Frankfurt am Main, Germany Shuttlecocks Aluminum and fiber-reinforced plastic painted with polyurethane enamelFour shuttlecocks, each 17 ft. 11 in. (5.5 m) high × 15 ft. 1 in. (4.6 m) crown diameter and 4 ft. (1.2 m) nose diameter 1994 Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, U.S. Soft Shuttlecock Steel, aluminum, wood, fiber-reinforced plastic, expanded polystyrene and polyethylene foams, canvas, rope; painted with latexNosecone, approximately 3 ft. high (0.9 m) × 6 ft. (1.8 m) diameterNine feathers, each approximately 26 ft. (7.9 m) long × 6 ft. 6 in. (2 m) wide 1995 Guggenheim Museum, New York, U.S. Houseball Stainless steel, fiber-reinforced plastic, jute netting, urethane and polyvinylchloride foams; painted with polyester gelcoat27 ft. 6 in. (8.4 m) high × 24 ft. 4 in. (7.4 m) diameter 1996 Bethlehemkirch-Platz, Berlin, Germany Saw, Sawing Steel, epoxy resin, fiber-reinforced plastic, urethane and polyvinylchloride foams; painted with polyester gelcoat50 ft. 8 in. × 4 ft. 9 in. × 40 ft. (15.4 × 1.5 × 12.2 m) 1996 Tokyo International Exhibition Center, Tokyo, Japan Torn Notebook Stainless steel, steel, aluminum; painted with polyurethane enamelThree parts (notebook and two loose pages)Notebook: 21 ft. 10 in. × 23 ft. × 26 ft. 1 in. (6.7 × 6.4 × 8 m)Page (1): 10 ft. × 14 ft. 1 in. × 7 ft. 1 in. (3.0 × 4.3 × 2.2 m)Page (2): 11 ft. 8 in. × 8 ft. 7 in. × 8 ft. 2 in. (3.6 × 2.6 × 2.5 m) 1996 Madden Garden, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, U.S. Typewriter Eraser, Scale X Stainless steel and fiberglass19 ft. 9 1/4 in. x 12 ft. 8 1/2 in. x 11 ft. 4 in. (6.026 x 3.874 x 3.454 m) 1999 National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden, Washington D.C., U.S.Seattle Art Museum Olympic Sculpture ParkCityCenter, Paradise, Nevada Lion's Tail Stainless steel, aluminum, wood, fiber-reinforced plastic, expanded polystyrene, painted with urethane enamel; nylon18 ft. 6 in. × 15 ft. × 4 ft. (5.6 × 4.6 × 1.2 m) 1999 Musei Civici Veneziani, Venice, Italy Ago, Filo e Nodo (Needle, Thread and Knot) Brushed stainless steel and fiber-reinforced plastic painted with polyester gelcoat and polyurethane enamelNeedle and thread: 59 ft. (18 m) high × 50 3/8 in. (128 cm) diameterKnot: 19 ft. (5.8 m) long × 19 11/16 in. (50 cm) diameter 2000 Piazzale Cadorna, Milan, Italy Flying Pins Steel, fiber-reinforced plastic, foam, epoxy; painted with polyester gelcoat and polyurethane enamelTen pins, each: 24 ft. 7 in. (7.5 m) high × 7 ft. 7 in. (2.3 m) widest diameter in an area approximately 123 ft. (37.5 m) long × 65 ft. 7 in. (20 m) wideBall: 9 ft. 2 in. (2.8 m) high × 21 ft. 12 in. (6.7 m) diameter 2000 Intersection of John F. Kennedylaan and Fellenoord Avenues, Eindhoven, Netherlands Dropped Cone Stainless and galvanized steels, fiber-reinforced plastic, balsawood; painted with polyester gelcoat39 ft. 10 in. (12.1 m) high × 19 ft. (5.8 m) diameter 2001 Neumarkt Galerie, Cologne, Germany Cupid's Span Stainless steel, structural carbon steel, fiber-reinforced plastic, cast epoxy, polyvinylchloride foam; painted with polyester gelcoat 60 ft. (18.3 m) high 2002 Rincon Park, San Francisco, U.S. Big Sweep Stainless steel, aluminum, fiber-reinforced plastic; painted with polyurethane enamel31 ft. 4 in. × 25 ft. 4 in. × 15 ft. 1 in. (9.6 × 7.7 × 4.6 m) 2006 Denver Art Museum, Denver, U.S. Spring Steel, cast aluminum, aluminum; painted with acrylic polyurethane70 ft. (21.3 m) high × 18 ft. (5.5 m) diameter at base of sculpture 2006 Cheonggyecheon, Seoul, South Korea Tumbling Tacks Steel, fiberglass, resin, polyurethane foam, gelcoat and transparent stained glass coatingFour tacks, each 18 ft. (5.5 m) in diameter 2009 Kistefos Museum, Kistefos, Norway Paint Torch Steel, fiberglass reinforced plastic, gelcoat, polyurethane, LED lightingHeight from ground: 50 ft. 11 in.; Total length of work: 53 ft. 9/16 in. 2011 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, U.S.

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