Oldenburg, maker of iconic downtown Des Moines umbrella sculpture, dies
BPC Staff Jul 19, 2022 | 3:17 pm
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92 wordsAll Latest News, Arts and Culture, Statewide NewsDes Moines Register/Associated Press: Pop artist Claes Oldenburg, who turned the mundane into the monumental through his outsized sculptures of an umbrella in Des Moines and a baseball bat in Chicago, among other objects, has died at age 93. Oldenburg, who collaborated with wife, Coosje van Bruggen, on the “Crusoe Umbrella” sculpture that has anchored the corner of Third and Locust streets in Des Moines since 1979, died Monday in New York City. Oldenburg and van Bruggen’s work also included “Plantoir,” a 24-foot-tall trowel at the Dotdash Meredith campus in Des Moines.
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