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Proposed Colossal Monument for Thames River: Thames Ball.

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Title	Proposed Colossal Monument for Thames River: Thames Ball.
Creator	Oldenburg, Claes (American sculptor, draftsman, and printmaker, born 1929 in Sweden)
Date	1967
Cultural Context	American North American English British
Style/Period	Pop (fine arts styles) Modern (styles and periods) Gothic (Medieval)
Subject	Design drawings Postcards Monuments Balls (Sporting goods) Rivers Waterfronts Harbors Boats Bridges Buildings Government facilities Office buildings Towers Cities & towns
Description	Crayon, pen, and watercolor on postcard.
Location Depicted	Thames River (England) London (England) England Great Britain United Kingdom
Material	Crayons (drawing material) Pens (drawing and writing) Watercolor (paint) Water-base paint Paint Paper (fiber product)
Measurements	3 1/2 x 5 1/2" (8.9 x 14 cm)
Technique	Painting (image-making) Drawing (image-making)
Inscription	Bottom: Thames Ball
Work Type	Proposals Projects (artistic concepts) Design drawings Drawings Crayon drawings Pen works Ink drawings Watercolors Paintings Colossi Monuments
Source	Varnedoe, Kirk, and Adam Gopnik. High and Low: Modern Art and Popular Culture. New York: Museum of Modern Art; Abrams, 1990. (p.355 top, fig.197)
Rights	Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Varndedoe courtesy: Collection Mrs. Edwin Janss, Thousand Oaks, California; Brian Forrest.
Digital Publisher	University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format	image/jpeg
Digital File Name	VRC 2435-11.jpg
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