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Poster, Props, Costumes and Designs from "Il Corso del Coltello"

This is a Poster. It was made for (as the client) Leo Castelli Gallery and subject: Frank O. Gehry, Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen. It is dated 1986 and we acquired it in 1987. Its medium is offset lithograph on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is inscribed

Printed in red, lower left margin: Props, costumes and designs / from "Il Corso del Coltello"; in black, underneath: Claes Oldenburg, Coosje van Bruggen / and Frank O. Gehry; lower center margin: Curated by Germano Celant / With thanks to GFT; lower right margin: Leo Castelli Gallery / 420 W. Broadway / 142 Greene St., New York; lower far right margin: December 13, 1986– / January 24, 1987

Cite this object as

Poster, Props, Costumes and Designs from "Il Corso del Coltello"; Subject: Frank O. Gehry (American, b. Canada, 1929), Claes Oldenburg (American, b. Sweden, 1929 – 2022), Coosje van Bruggen (Dutch, active USA, 1942–2009); Client: Leo Castelli Gallery; USA; offset lithograph on paper; 1987-25-8

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