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Claes Oldenburg, an Uncommon card
Claes Oldenburg was a Swedish-born American sculptor best known for his public art installations, typically featuring large replicas of everyday objects.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 71
- DEF
- 78
- Power
- 149
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 61,000
Power 149 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Claes Oldenburg quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Claes Oldenburg card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Oldenburg lived and ______ in New York City.
Answer
worked. Oldenburg lived and worked in New York City. From the Claes Oldenburg article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Many of his works were made in collaboration with his wife, Coosje van Bruggen, who died in ____, they had been married for 32 years.
Answer
2000s. Many of his works were made in collaboration with his wife, Coosje van Bruggen, who died in 2009, they had been married for 32 years. From the Claes Oldenburg article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Another theme in his work is soft sculpture versions of everyday objects.
- Many of his works were made in collaboration with his wife, Coosje van Bruggen, who died in 2009, they had been married for 32 years.
- Oldenburg lived and worked in New York City.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Claes Oldenburg article was read about 61,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 71 and blocks with 78: each hit it takes is cut by 31 %.
How to get Claes Oldenburg
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Claes Oldenburg (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Photo:Raimond Spekking, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
