Seattle Art Museum Olympic Scupture Park
The typewriter eraser was a commonly available office tool when the artists initially conceived the sculpture, but by the time this example was made, the computer had eclipsed the popularity of the typewriter, making such quaint erasers nearly obsolete.
fabricated 1999
Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen
Artists
Gone the way of the Rolodex and carbon paper. Nice that the typewriter eraser has been immortalized...actually looks kind of cool and hip and new. Fun shot!
So neat! I used to use those erasers all the time as a kid because my mom had a bunch saved up from her typewriter days. Heck, I remember the days when I used to have to type my school reports on a typewriter, which I guess is now considered an antique to kids today.
