Geometric Mouse Pyramid as an Image of the Electoral System, Doubled
1976
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color lithograph on Arches Cover wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 88.9 × 66.04 cm (35 × 26 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Bob Stana and Tom Judy
Accession Number
2016.148.34
Art Historical Context
Claes Oldenburg's *Geometric Mouse Pyramid as an of the Electoral System,led* (1976) is a vibrant color lithograph on Arches Cover wove, measuring 35 × 26 inches. A key figure in Pop Art, Oldenburg was renowned for transforming everyday objects oversized, whimsical sculptures and prints that blurred the lines between high art and consumer culture. This print exemplifies his playful yet pointed conceptual approach, using bold graphics and saturated colors to critique societal structures. The title cleverly merges geometry, a cartoonish "mouse" motif—possibly evoking Mickey Mouse as an American...
About the Artist
Claes Oldenburg
Claes Oldenburg, born January 28, 1929, in Stockholm, Sweden, to diplomat Gösta Oldenburg and Sigrid Elisabeth Lindforss, spent much of his childhood abroad before his family settled in Chicago in 1936, where his father served as Swedish consul general. He attended the Latin School of Chicago, then studied literature and art history at Yale University from 1946 to 1950, followed by classes at the ...