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Claes Oldenburg, veteran of Pop Art known for his whimsical oversized sculptures of everyday objects – obituary
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Claes Oldenburg, the Leading Pop-Art Sculptor Who Turned Hamburgers and Erasers Into Whimsical Totems of the 20th Century, Has Died at 93
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