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Admission is always free

6th and Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20565

Must-Sees at the National Gallery

Make the most of your visit
Learn more
Exhibitions & Events
America’s 250th

Celebrating American art and artists
Art & Artists
Open Call

Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Claes Oldenburg

American, born Sweden, 1929 - 2022

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Geometric Mouse, Scale D

Claes Oldenburg, Kenneth Tyler, Jeff Sanders, Gemini G.E.L.

1971

Offset lithographs in gray on wove paper laminated to die-cut boards, with stainless steel wire, bead chains, and nickel-plated fasteners Accession ID 2015.19.3398.a-b

Not on view
Geometric Mouse—Scale C

Claes Oldenburg, Lou Faibish, Frank Doose, Gemini G.E.L.

1971

Black anodized aluminum with steel pins and chain Accession ID 1981.5.227

Not on view
Geometric Mouse, Scale D

Claes Oldenburg, Kenneth Tyler, Jeff Sanders, Gemini G.E.L.

1971

Offset lithographs in gray on wove paper laminated to die-cut boards, with stainless steel wire, bead chains, and nickel-plated fasteners Accession ID 2017.54.76

Not on view
Ice Bag—Scale B

Claes Oldenburg, Lou Faibish, Frank Doose, Pete Hoefer, Paul Muff, Bud Rogers, Frank Arnott, Myron Judson, Gemini G.E.L.

1971

Yellow nylon, gray fiberglas, zipper, and velcro with animated mechanical components Accession ID 1981.5.139

Not on view
Sort of a Commercial for an Ice Bag

Claes Oldenburg, Gemini G.E.L.

1970

16mm film, color, sound, 15:12 minutes Accession ID 2017.54.75

Not on view
Ice Bag

Claes Oldenburg, Kenneth Tyler, Gemini G.E.L.

1970

Lithograph in red with blue crayon on arches wove paper Accession ID 1991.74.178

Not on view
Double-Nose/Purse/Punching Bag/Ashtray

Claes Oldenburg, Gemini G.E.L., Kenneth Tyler

1970

Lithograph on rives bfk wove paper Accession ID 1981.5.275

Not on view
Typewriter Eraser

Claes Oldenburg, Imprimeries Réunies, Paul Bianchini

1970

Color offset lithograph on rives bfk wove paper Accession ID 1994.95.2

Not on view
Typewriter Eraser

Claes Oldenburg, Charles Ritt, Andrew Vlady, Richard Wilke, Gemini G.E.L.

1970

Color lithograph on rives bfk wove paper Accession ID 1991.74.182

Not on view
Alphabet in Form of a Good Humor Bar

Claes Oldenburg, Imprimeries Réunies, Paul Bianchini

1970

Color offset lithograph on zerkall velin handmade paper Accession ID 1994.95.1

Not on view
Moon Museum

Various Artists, Forrest Myers, Andy Warhol, Claes Oldenburg, David Novros, Robert Rauschenberg, Forrest Myers

1969

Lithograph of tantalum nitride film on ceramic wafer Accession ID 2021.45.1

Not on view
Double-Nose/Purse/Punching Bag/Ashtray

Claes Oldenburg, Gemini G.E.L., Kenneth Tyler, Jeff Sanders

1969, published 1970

Multiple of screenprinted redwood box, containing cowhide bag with reversible zipper and bronze, deerskin-covered artist's book, 20 wooden discs with stamped ink additions, and redwood chips Accession ID 1981.5.120.a-w

Not on view