High-priced Hamburg. Art Gallery of Ontario is on verge of buying Giant Hamburger, 1962, shown here with its creator, Claes Oldenburg, for a reported (...)

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High-priced Hamburg. Art Gallery of Ontario is on verge of buying Giant Hamburger, 1962, shown here with its creator, Claes Oldenburg, for a reported (...)

Date2/2/1967

Names

Innell, Reg, 1926-2018 (photographer)

Oldenburg, Claes, 1929- (subject)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: High-priced Hamburg. Art Gallery of Ontario is on verge of buying Giant Hamburger, 1962, shown here with its creator, Claes Oldenburg, for a reported $2,000. Purchasing committee still has to approve buying the work.

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0071619F

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