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Larger Image	Larger image may be viewed by UofL faculty, staff, and students only (log-in required using ULink username/password) at: http://echo.louisville.edu/login?url=http://vrc-web.louisville.edu/Jpegs/2430/2435-11.jpg
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)
Theme	Proposals Projects (artistic concepts) Design drawings Drawings (visual works) Watercolors (paintings) Paintings (visual works) Mixed media Postcards Picture postcards Colossi Monuments Balls (object genres) Rivers Bodies of water Riverfronts Waterfronts Harbors Reflections (perceived properties) Boats Watercraft Vehicles (transportation) Buses Double-deck buses Passenger vehicles Land vehicles Bridges (built works) Architecture (object genre) Buildings Multistory buildings Government office buildings Office buildings Public buildings Exterior views Façades Architectural elements Towers (building divisions) Street lighting Cities Urban areas Urban environments Urban landscapes Overhead views Text (layout feature) Words Inscriptions Handwriting Cursive scripts (general scripts by form) Scripts (writing)
Subject	Design drawings Drawings Crayon drawings Pen works Ink drawings Watercolors Paintings Mixed media Postcards Monuments Balls (Sporting goods) Rivers Bodies of water Waterfronts Harbors Reflections Boats Vessels Vehicles Buses Double-decker buses Land vehicles Bridges Architecture Buildings Government facilities Office buildings Facades Architectural elements Structural elements Towers Street lights Cities & towns Inscriptions
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) Mixed media
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 Mixed media 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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