Claes Oldenburg Giant Rubber Stamp

It is 54 foot tall.

Claes oldenburg giant rubber stamp.

For those of you not familiar with free stamp it is a large sculpture designed by claes oldenburg and coosje van bruggen of a giant rubber stamp with the word free backwards on it. Available for sale from woodward gallery claes oldenburg boom stamped indelibly 1967 rubber stamp ink print on paper 9 1 2 6 1 2 in. To the city of cleveland installed august october 1991 inaugurated november 15 1991 statement by the artists. Oldenburg and van bruggen are well known for their sculptures of common items done to giant proportions.

In 1991 it was donated to cleveland. For more see this website. Inarguably the world s largest office stamp the aluminum and steel structure is 49 feet long 28 feet high and weighs 70 000 pounds. Claes oldenburg 1929 and coosje van bruggen 1942 2009 were all about big.

The big rubber stamp with the word free on it is a creation of artist claes oldenburg who sculpts giant versions of everyday objects that turn up in public parks and on city sidewalks. The dimensions of the sculpture are 28 ft 10 in 8 79 m by 26 ft 7 9 m by 49 ft 15 m. It was intended to be displayed in amoco s lobby but ended up in storage in indiana for seven years. In the cleveland area it s one of three titanic installations created by oldenburg and van bruggen.

The sculpture depicts a rubber stamp with the word free in its stamping area. 8 8 x 7 9 x 14 9 m commissioned december 1982 by sohio later bp america inc gift of bp america inc. The giant rubber stamp is 28 feet tall by 48 feet long. The giant clothespin was created in 1976.

Created by claes oldenburg and his wife coosje van bruggen it has been called the world s largest rubber stamp. And the free stamp in cleveland s willard park is no exception. Discover world s largest rubber stamp in cleveland ohio. Painted with polyurethane enamel 28 ft.

Free stamp willard park cleveland ohio steel and aluminum.