Oldenburg

[ohl-duhn-burg, ohl-duhn-boork]

noun

1. Claes (Thure) 1929–2022, U.S. sculptor, born in Sweden.

2. a former state in northwestern Germany, now part of Lower Saxony.

3. a city in Lower Saxony in northwestern Germany: capital of the former state of Oldenburg.

Oldenburg

¹

/ ˈəʊldənˌbɜːɡ, ˈɔldənbʊrk /

noun

1. a city in NW Germany, in Lower Saxony: former capital of Oldenburg state. Pop: 158 340 (2003 est)

2. a former state of NW Germany: became part of Lower Saxony in 1946

Oldenburg

²

/ ˈəʊldənˌbɜːɡ /

noun

1. Claes (klɔːs). born 1929, US pop sculptor and artist, born in Sweden

Example Sentences

“Joyful association in the public domain is far better than watching television in our lifeless subdivisions,” Oldenburg proclaimed in a 2014 New York Times op-ed.

From Salon

He was also a visual artist and art collector, according to the American Visionary Art Museum, ultimately amassing hundreds of works including Pop Art prints by Andy Warhol, Claes Oldenburg and others.

From Los Angeles Times

Sociologist Ray Oldenburg coined the term “third place” in his 1989 book “The Great Good Place” and expanded on it in his 2001 book, “Celebrating the Third Place.”

From Los Angeles Times

Two years later, she was part of “Americans 1963” at the Museum of Modern Art alongside Robert Indiana, Claes Oldenburg and Ad Reinhardt.

From New York Times

The house quoted the Swedish-American Sculptor Claes Oldenburg, who died last year, as saying: “Making things What fun! And things being made, Go away!”

From Seattle Times