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Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
Broken Button
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
Held by the artist.

Broken Button

Artist/Maker (United States (born Sweden), 1929-2022)
Date1981
Mediumcast paper
DimensionsOverall: 16 1/4 x 14 1/4 x 6 1/2 in. (41.3 x 36.2 x 16.5 cm)
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Martin B. Grossman
Terms
    Object number86.0155
    DescriptionThis is a maquette of Oldenburg's second major outdoor sculpture in Philadelphia. Placed in front of Blanche Levy Park, the button is divided into four parts - for William Penn's original Philadelphia squares. The split represents the Schuylkill River, which separates Pennsylvania from New Jersey.
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    Not on view
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