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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/2430/2434-12.jpg
Title	Proposal for a Colossal Monument in the Form of a Typewriter Eraser for Alcatraz.
Creator	Oldenburg, Claes (American sculptor, draftsman, and printmaker, born 1929 in Sweden)
Date	1972
Cultural Context	American North American
Style/Period	Pop (fine arts styles) Modern (styles and periods)
Theme	Proposals Projects (artistic concepts) Design drawings Drawings (visual works) Watercolors (paintings) Paintings (visual works) Mixed media Sculpture (visual work) Colossi Outdoor sculpture Monuments Erasers Islands Signatures (names) Inscriptions Initials (abbreviations) Abbreviations Capital letters Letters (signs) Handwriting Cursive scripts (general scripts by form) Scripts (writing) Numbers Numerals
Subject	Design drawings Drawings Pencil works Crayon drawings Watercolors Paintings Mixed media Sculpture Monuments Office equipment & supplies Islands Artists' signatures Inscriptions Initials Numerals
Description	Pencil, crayon, watercolor.
Location Depicted	Alcatraz Island (Calif.) California
Material	Pencils (drawing and writing equipment) Crayons (drawing material) Watercolor (paint) Water-base paint Paint Mixed media
Measurements	11 1/2 x 14 1/2 in
Technique	Painting (image-making) Drawing (image-making)
Inscription	Lower left corner: T.E. on alcatraz; lower right corner: CO 72
Work Type	Proposals Projects (artistic concepts) Design drawings Drawings Crayon drawings Pencil works Watercolors Paintings Mixed media Colossi Monuments Sculpture Outdoor sculpture
Source	Friedman, Martin. Oldenburg: Six Themes. Minneapolis: Walker Art Center, 1975. (p.[70])
Rights	Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Friedman courtesy: Frances and Sydney Lewis, Richmond, Virginia.
Digital Publisher	University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format	image/jpeg
Digital File Name	VRC 2434-12.jpg
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