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Claes Oldenburg Photograph (PH-00448)

Abstract

The Claes Oldenburg Photograph consists of a single black-and-white photograph taken by Patricia Mortati in March 1981 of sculptor Claes Oldenburg. The photograph depicts Oldenburg watching the installation of the Flashlight, which is reflected in a window behind Oldenburg. The Flashlight is steel sculpture created by Oldenburg and artist Coosje Van Bruggen for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas's campus.

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Date
1981-03
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder (shared box))
0.01 Linear Feet
Scope and Contents Note

The Claes Oldenburg Photograph consists of a single black-and-white photograph taken by Patricia Mortati in March 1981 of sculptor Claes Oldenburg. The photograph depicts Oldenburg watching the installation of the Flashlight, which is reflected in a window behind Oldenburg. The Flashlight is steel sculpture created by Oldenburg and artist Coosje Van Bruggen for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas's campus.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections and Archives website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.

Arrangement

The collection consists of a single item.

Related Collections

The following resource may provide additional information related to the materials in this collection:

UNLV Libraries Collection on Claes Oldenburg's Flashlight Scuplture, approximately 1972-1981, 2011. MS-00970. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/f15d49

Preferred Citation

Claes Oldenburg Photograph, 1981 March. PH-00448. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/f1nn3p

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Acquisition Note

Item was donated by Linda C. Faiss in 2023; accession number 2023-005

Processing Note

In 2023, Tammi Kim created the finding aid in ArchivesSpace.

Subjects
Oldenburg, Claes, 1929-2022
black-and-white photographs
Sculptors
Collection Type
Photograph collections
EAD ID
US::NVLN::PH00448
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