Appreciation: For sculptor Claes Oldenburg, art was the soul of Pop Installation view of more than a dozen Claes Oldenburg sculptures from the permanent collection at L.A.’s Museum of ...

Claes Oldenburg became a U.S. citizen in 1953, after earning his bachelor’s degree at Yale University and enrolling in night classes at the Art Institute of Chicago.

Claes Oldenburg became a U.S. citizen in 1953, after earning his bachelor’s degree at Yale University and enrolling in night classes at the Art Institute of Chicago.

The visual artist Claes Oldenburg, one of the most playful forces in Pop Art, has died at age 93. His death Monday was confirmed to NPR in a statement from Paula Cooper, whose gallery represented him.

Pop artist Claes Oldenburg, who turned the mundane into the monumental through his outsized sculptures of a baseball bat, a clothespin and other objects, has died at age 93.

Claes Oldenburg, creator of huge urban sculptures including Denver Art Museum’s “Big Sweep,” dies at 93 Pop artist turned the mundane into the monumental through his outsized sculptures ...

Claes Oldenburg is shown during a press conference in Museum Ludwid, Cologne, for the opening of the exhibition, "Claes Oldenberg - The Sixties." Oldenburg, a pop artists who made everyday objects ...

Claes Oldenburg, a Swedish Pop artist best known for his sculpture work, died July 18 at his home in Manhattan, confirmed Pace Gallery and Paula Cooper Gallery, which represent him. He was 93.

The visual artist Claes Oldenburg, one of the most playful forces in Pop Art, has died at age 93. His death Monday was confirmed to NPR in a statement from Paula Cooper, whose gallery represented him.

The visual artist Claes Oldenburg, one of the most playful forces in Pop Art, has died at age 93. His death Monday was confirmed to NPR in a statement from Paula Cooper, whose gallery represented him.