Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of northwest Germany west of Bremen. First mentioned in 1108, it was chartered in 1345. It is now an industrial and transportation center.
- Claes Thure,Swedish-born American sculptor best known for his “soft sculptures” of household objects made from stuffed vinyl and canvas.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun United States sculptor (born in Sweden); a leader of the pop art movement who was noted for giant sculptures of common objects (born in 1929)
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Examples
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For an exploration of the role and history of “third places” (a. k.a hangouts) The Great Good Place by Ray Oldenburg is wonderful.
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Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was to furnish a regiment of 1800 men, and the other little States, such as Oldenburg and Mecklenburg-Strelitz, were to furnish regiments of less amount.
Complete Project Gutenberg Collection of Memoirs of Napoleon Various
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The Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was to furnish a regiment of 1800 men, and the other little States, such as Oldenburg and Mecklenburg-Strelitz, were to furnish regiments of less amount.
The Memoirs of Napoleon Bourrienne, Louis Antoine Fauvelet de 1836
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Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was to furnish a regiment of 1800 men, and the other little States, such as Oldenburg and Mecklenburg-Strelitz, were to furnish regiments of less amount.
Memoirs of Napoleon — Complete Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne 1801
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On Saturday, Pop sculptor Claes Oldenburg, 82, will begin installing his "Paint Torch," a 51-foot-high rendition of a paintbrush, in a new $7.5 million plaza next to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia.
A Pop Sculptor On Thinking Big Kelly Crow 2011
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And there are a slew of great pieces by Warhol, Calder, Oldenburg, and other modern Western artists throughout the building.
Boing Boing 2009
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Earlier this week, Mr. Oldenburg talked about "Paint Torch," his artistic beginnings and what it's like to work on his own.
A Pop Sculptor On Thinking Big Kelly Crow 2011
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From a waterscape of the sinking Titanic to a Claes Oldenburg-inspired pumpkin burger, don't get too spooked by how much devotion it must take to become a Pumpkin Master.
Pumpkins as Fine Sculpture (PHOTOS) Travis Korte 2010
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Over the past six decades, Mr. Oldenburg has built an international reputation by transforming everyday objects like clothespins, hamburgers and electrical outlets into soft or oversized sculptures.
A Pop Sculptor On Thinking Big Kelly Crow 2011
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Over the past six decades, Claes Oldenburg, 82, has built an international reputation by transforming everyday objects like clothespins, hamburgers and electrical outlets into soft or oversized sculptures.
Pop Sculptor 2011
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