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  • But Mr. Koons never manages to punch the viewer's gut as Claes Oldenburg did decades ago with his "Soft Drum Set" made of canvas or his strangely formal and elegant gigantic "Clothespin" (in Philadelphia).

    A Tarnished Jeff Koons 2008

  • 'I MET COOSJE in the Netherlands, and in 1976, I invited her to come to Philadelphia to see my first large-scale project, 'Clothespin,' being installed near City Hall.

    A Pop Sculptor On Thinking Big Kelly Crow 2011

  • BETTY #183 “Close Encounters of the Clothespin Kind”: Betty†™ s friends are left “hanging on the line” when she becomes obsessed with her clothespin doll collection!

    Archie Comics Sneak Peek for the Week of December 3, 2009 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009

  • In the early 1960s, sculptors wanted to follow the lead of painters and work "big" — think of Claes Oldenburg's 45-foot-tall steel "Clothespin" 1976 in downtown Philadelphia.

    Seasonal Reading, Bound to Please eric gibson 2010

  • The photograph shows how the entire bridge should look, and in the photograph you will find a little lady hurrying across the bridge on her way home, and following in her wake Mr. Clothespin and Mr.. Clothespin.

    Little Folks' Handy Book Lina Beard 1888

  • Head for the Clothespin statue at 15th and Market, where two tickets are hidden inside one of the pucks frozen in a 15-ton block of ice.

    PhillyClout 2011

  • Clothespin at 15th and Market Streets, as an instant landmark, a sign that the city's own canvas is far from complete.

    Winging It 2011

  • By 10 p.m., crowd control had become a cat-and-mouse game, the overflow on South Street shooed away only to resurface near the Clothespin sculpture at 15th and Market, where one witness reported a peak of 32 police cars and helicopters with searchlights.

    Young Philly Politics - Comments D.E. II 2010

  • About 11: 20 p.m., at 15th and Market streets, police said, Deion Perkins, 19, was arrested after he and a group of juveniles allegedly beat an adult male near the Clothespin sculpture.

    Young Philly Politics - Comments D.E. II 2010

  • Clothespin Waste/Trash Can offers a frame to transform any bag into a garbage bag.

    More Hip Than Hippie Podcast 2010

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