Claes

Oldenburg, Claes, 1929-, Swedish-American artist, b. Stockholm. Usually considered part of the pop art movement, Oldenburg explores the ironic and humorous aspects of common objects by grossly distorting them in scale, shape, and material. He is noted for soft sculptures of stuffed cloth (e.g., Soft Hamburger, 1962; Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto) and giant objects (e.g., Giant Saw, Hard Version, 1969; Vancouver Art Gall.). His gigantic monument, Lipstick, was erected at Yale in 1969. Since the 1970s many of his works have been monumental outdoor installations (e.g., colossal binoculars in Los Angeles, an enormous clothespin in Philadelphia, and huge shuttlecocks in Kansas City) and most were executed in collaboration with his second wife, the Dutch artist and curator Coosje van Bruggen (1942-2009). Oldenburg's work is represented in many major public collections, including the Museum of Modern Art and Whitney Museum, both in New York City.

(born Jan. 28, 1929, Stockholm, Swed.) Swedish-born U.S. Pop art sculptor. The son of a consular official, he spent part of his early life in the U.S. He graduated from Yale University and attended the Art Institute of Chicago before doing freelance illustrations for magazines. He turned to sculpture after moving to New York City in 1956. Like other practitioners of Pop art, he chose banal subjects from consumer culture, but for “soft sculptures” such as Giant Clothespin (1976) and Giant Soft Shuttlecock (1995) he chose subjects with close human associations. His frequent use of soft, yielding vinyl gave the objects human, often sexual overtones.

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(born Jan. 28, 1929, Stockholm, Swed.) Swedish-born U.S. Pop art sculptor. The son of a consular official, he spent part of his early life in the U.S. He graduated from Yale University and attended the Art Institute of Chicago before doing freelance illustrations for magazines. He turned to sculpture after moving to New York City in 1956. Like other practitioners of Pop art, he chose banal subjects from consumer culture, but for “soft sculptures” such as Giant Clothespin (1976) and Giant Soft Shuttlecock (1995) he chose subjects with close human associations. His frequent use of soft, yielding vinyl gave the objects human, often sexual overtones.

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Asteroids discovered: 131

2114 Wallenquist	April 19, 1976
2191 Uppsala	August 6, 1977
2274 Ehrsson	March 2, 1976
2589 Daniel	August 22, 1979
2694 Pino Torinese	August 22, 1979
2744 Birgitta	September 4, 1975
2902 Westerlund	March 16, 1980
3005 Pervictoralex	August 22, 1979
3250 Martebo	March 6, 1979
3331 Kvistaberg	August 22, 1979
3573 Holmberg	August 16, 1982
3634 Iwan	March 16, 1980
4050 Mebailey	September 20, 1976	with H. Rickman
4169 Celsius	March 16, 1980
4254 Kamél	October 24, 1985
4310 Strömholm	September 2, 1978
4593 Reipurth	March 16, 1980
4985 Fitzsimmons	August 23, 1979
5080 Oja	March 2, 1976
5088 Tancredi	August 22, 1979
5498 Gustafsson	March 16, 1980
5934 Mats	September 20, 1976	with H. Rickman
5937 Lodén	December 11, 1979
5938 Keller	March 16, 1980
6150 Neukum	March 16, 1980
6686 Hernius	August 22, 1979
6687 Lahulla	March 16, 1980
6771 Foerster	March 9, 1986
6945 Dahlgren	March 16, 1980
7047 Lundström	September 2, 1978
7078 Unojönsson	October 17, 1985
7217 Dacke	August 22, 1979
7360 Moberg	January 30, 1996
7545 Smaklösa	July 28, 1978
7548 Engström	March 16, 1980
7813 Anderserikson	October 16, 1985
7857 Lagerros	August 22, 1978
7983 Festin	March 16, 1980
8534 Knutsson	March 17, 1993
8535 Pellesvanslös	March 21, 1993
8536 Måns	March 21, 1993
8537 Billochbull	March 21, 1993
8538 Gammelmaja	March 21, 1993
8539 Laban	March 19, 1993
8616 Fogelquist	March 16, 1980
8786 Belskaya	September 2, 1978
8793 Thomasmüller	August 22, 1979
9265 Ekman	September 2, 1978
9266 Holger	September 2, 1978
9267 Lokrume	September 2, 1978
9273 Schloerb	August 22, 1979
9274 Amylovell	March 16, 1980
9275 Persson	March 16, 1980
9521 Martinhoffmann	March 16, 1980
9720 Ulfbirgitta	March 16, 1980
9831 Simongreen	August 22, 1979
9919 Undset	August 22, 1979
10013 Stenholm	September 2, 1978
10021 Henja	August 22, 1979
10025 Rauer	March 16, 1980
10265 Gunnarsson	September 2, 1978
10270 Skoglöv	March 16, 1980
10285 Renémichelsen	August 17, 1982
10455 Donnison	July 9, 1978
10458 Sfranke	September 2, 1978
10997 Gahm	September 2, 1978
11004 Stenmark	March 16, 1980
11013 Kullander	August 16, 1982
(11256) 1978 RO8	September 2, 1978
(11449) 1979 QP	August 22, 1979
11450 Shearer	August 22, 1979
11451 Aarongolden	August 22, 1979
(11795) 1979 QM1	August 22, 1979
11797 Warell	March 16, 1980
11798 Davidsson	March 16, 1980
(12197) 1980 FR2	March 16, 1980
(12229) 1985 UK3	October 17, 1985
(12663) 1978 RL7	September 2, 1978
(12671) 1980 FU	March 16, 1980
(12672) 1980 FY2	March 16, 1980
(12673) 1980 FH3	March 16, 1980
(12984) 1979 QF2	August 22, 1979
13908 Wölbern	September 2, 1978
(13911) 1979 QT1	August 22, 1979
(13912) 1979 QA2	August 22, 1979
(14327) 1980 FE2	March 16, 1980
(14348) 1985 UO3	October 20, 1985
(15674) 1978 RR7	September 2, 1978
(16367) 1980 FS4	March 16, 1980
(16707) 1995 QP10	August 19, 1995
(17368) 1979 QV1	August 22, 1979
(17369) 1979 QR2	August 22, 1979
(18302) 1980 FL3	March 16, 1980
(18632) 1998 DN37	February 28, 1998
(19084) 1978 RQ9	September 2, 1978
(19918) 1977 PB	August 6, 1977
(19925) 1979 QD3	August 22, 1979
(19927) 1980 FM4	March 16, 1980
(19959) 1985 UJ3	October 17, 1985
(20426) 1998 VW44	November 13, 1998
(20427) 1998 VX44	November 13, 1998
(22251) 1978 RT6	September 2, 1978
(23418) 1979 QM3	August 22, 1979
(23419) 1980 FQ1	March 16, 1980
(24610) 1978 RA10	September 2, 1978
(24624) 1980 FH4	March 16, 1980
(26798) 1979 QG2	August 22, 1979
(27672) 1980 FA1	March 16, 1980
(29130) 1986 EA5	March 9, 1986
(30723) 1978 RU8	September 2, 1978
(30728) 1979 QD2	August 22, 1979
(35008) 1980 FZ2	March 16, 1980
(37534) 1980 FL4	March 16, 1980
(37717) 1996 RQ33	September 11, 1996
(37732) 1996 TY68	October 10, 1996
(39465) 1978 RW6	September 2, 1978
(39466) 1978 RX6	September 2, 1978
(39467) 1978 RA7	September 2, 1978
(39468) 1978 RY7	September 2, 1978
(39469) 1978 RG9	September 2, 1978
(39478) 1980 FR4	March 16, 1980
(42464) 1978 RQ7	September 2, 1978
(42468) 1979 QY2	August 22, 1979
(43725) 1978 RK9	September 2, 1978
(46524) 1979 QH2	August 22, 1979
(52240) 1980 FQ4	March 16, 1980
(58099) 1978 RB10	September 2, 1978
(58108) 1979 QE1	August 22, 1979
(73642) 1978 RV9	September 2, 1978
(85135) 1979 QN1	August 22, 1979
(85136) 1979 QX2	August 22, 1979

Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist is a Swedish astronomer at the Uppsala Astronomical Observatory. He is known for his work on the shapes and spin properties of minor planets.

He has discovered a few periodic comets, including P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist) and P/1997 T3 (Lagerkvist-Carsenty) (these are not yet numbered, since they have not been seen at more than one appearance).

He has also discovered a number of asteroids, including the Trojan asteroid (37732) 1996 TY₆₈. Asteroid 2875 Lagerkvist, discovered February 11,1983 by Edward L. G. Bowell of the Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search (LONEOS), was named in his honour.