Forest Park in St. Louis, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Giant Three-Way Plug, Scale A, 1970-1971

Clacs Oldenburg, American [born Sweden], born 1929

— Cor - Ten steel and bronze —

Giant Three-Way Plug, Scale A, 1970-1971 Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Thomas Smith, September 6, 2021

1. Giant Three-Way Plug, Scale A, 1970-1971 Marker

Inscription.
Class Oldenburg produces monumental sculptures of every day consumer objects. In this work, an enormous three - way electrical plug lies partly buried in the ground . The artist has described it as resembling " an implement left over from a war, returning to nature.' Oldenburg first installed the sculpture in this location in 1971, noting that the plug reminded him of historic architecture. Here, its arching lines and recessed spaces complement the classical design of the Museum's Main Building.

Gift of the Shoenberg Foundation, Inc. 21;1971

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music.

Location. 38° 38.364′ N, 90° 17.568′ W. Marker is in St. Louis, Missouri. It is in Forest Park. Memorial is on Fine Arts Drive, 0.1 miles north of Government Drive, on the right when traveling west. The marker and sculpture stand in front of the St. Louis Art Museum. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Saint Louis MO 63110, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Saint Louis Art Museum (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Apotheosis of St. Louis, 1904-1906 (about 400 feet away); Friedrich Ludwig Jahn (about 800 feet away); Grizzly Bear (approx. ¼ mile

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away); a different marker also named Grizzly Bear (approx. ¼ mile away); Now and Then: Where You Can Find Bears (approx. ¼ mile away); Why Are These Rocks Important? (approx. ¼ mile away); Saint Louis Zoo 2004: Gateway to the Animal World (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Louis.

Photographed By Thomas Smith, September 6, 2021

2. Giant Three-Way Plug, Scale A, 1970-1971 Marker

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