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This list is made up of many different artwork, including Moon Museum and Chiat/Day Office Building.
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Clothespin is a weathering steel sculpture, by Claes Oldenburg. It is located at Centre Square, 1500 Market Street, Philadelphia. Oldenburg is noted for his attempts to democratize art, and the location of Clothespin, above SEPTA's City Hall subway station, allows thousands of viewers to view it on a daily basis. It was dedicated June 25, 1976. Made of Corten steel, Clothespin is praised by art critics for its velvety texture and weathered, warm reddish-brown color. The silvery steel "spring" part the two textured work resembles the numerals "76", apt for the United States Bicentennial year. Tying in Philadelphia's colonial heritage with its difficult present, Clothespin addresses the city's civic issues and attempts to close the gap between income levels within the city through its universally recognized form. The design has been likened to the "embracing couple" in Constantin Brรขncuศi's sculpture The Kiss in the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
It was commissioned in May 1974, by developer Jack Wolgin, as part of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority's one percent for art program.
Lipstick (Ascending) on Caterpillar Tracks is a weathering steel sculpture by Claes Oldenburg. It is located at Morse College Courtyard, Yale University.
Typewriter Eraser, Scale X is a sculpture by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen.
Constructed in 1999, it is located at the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden. Other examples are also located at Seattle Art Museum Olympic Sculpture Park, and CityCenter, Paradise.
