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1968

  • Work on this object began.

1973

  • We acquired this object.

2016

2025

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Poster, Scissors Obelisk, Poster for National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

This is a Poster. It was created by Claes Oldenburg and printed by Atelier Mourlot. It is dated 1968 and we acquired it in 1973. Its medium is lithograph on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Museum of Graphic Art. It is credited Gift of the Museum of Graphic Art, New York.

Cite this object as

Poster, Scissors Obelisk, Poster for National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.; Claes Oldenburg (American, b. Sweden, 1929 – 2022); Printed by Atelier Mourlot (United States); USA; lithograph on paper; Gift of the Museum of Graphic Art, New York; 1973-39-58

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