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Birth
Claes Oldenburg is Born in Stockholm, Sweden -
World War II
World War II starts when Claes is young -
Gaining Citizenship
He becomes an American Citizen -
College
Went to Yale to study art -
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Chicago
He went to the art Institute in Chicago and further learned art -
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War breaks out -
New York Clerk
He worked in Art libraries and learned about art by looking at it and observing the works -
Showing off Sculptures
Started his own art show where his sculptures were shown to many people -
Large Sculptures
He started building large scale projects like lipstick and scissors -
Marriage
Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen get married -
Coosje and Claes Cooperation
They created the spoon bridge and cherry -
Wife's Death
Coosje van Bruggen dies and then Claes lives in an apartment in New York