OOS Sculpture

Soft Inverted Q

1976 / Claes Oldenburg / Akron

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Note: This sculpture has been move indoors.

This is an abstract representation of the letter "Q" turned upside-down. The work is solid with an intense pink paint (Pepto-Bismal) color, and the shape is cuvacious and sensual.

County

: Summit

Tags

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Citation

: Claes Oldenburg, “Soft Inverted Q,” Ohio Outdoor Sculpture , accessed January 27, 2023, http://oos.sculpturecenter.org/items/show/884.

Title

Soft Inverted Q

Description

Note: This sculpture has been move indoors.

This is an abstract representation of the letter "Q" turned upside-down. The work is solid with an intense pink paint (Pepto-Bismal) color, and the shape is cuvacious and sensual.

Creator

Claes Oldenburg

Date

1976

Subject

Abstract

Source

Wohlwend, M. (2020 August 14). Cooking with the collection: Claes Oldenburg. Akron Art Museum. Retrieved July 22, 2021 from

https://akronartmuseum.org/media/cooking-with-the-collection-claes-oldenburg-2/?_gl=1*1sz539k*_ga*MzY3NjA1MjQ3LjE2MjQyMzI5MTE.*_ga_10CKTZ03QC*MTYyNDIzMjkxMS4xLjEuMTYyNDIzMzMxNi4w

Publisher

Ohio Outdoor Sculpture

Identifier

884

Location City

Akron

Location County

Summit

Location Previous

Originally installed at old museum location

Location Notes

INDOORS. Moved when the museum changed locations.

Provider Qualifier

Gift of

Provider Entity

Mary S. and Louis S. Myers

Location Street

1 South High Street

Location Type

museum

Media Sculpture Height

6 ft

Media Sculpture Width

5 ft 10 in

Media Sculpture Depth

5 ft 3 in

Creation Date

1976

Materials

concrete
paint

Inscription

Signed on a metal disc with the artist's initials - disc is located on top of the sculpture