'Spitzhacke (Pickaxe)' by Claes Oldenburg

Spitzhacke (Pickaxe), 1982
Steel painted with polyurethane enamel
36 ft. 9 in. x 44 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. 8 in. (11.2 x 13.6 x 1.1 m)
sited: 43 ft. 5 in. x 42 ft. 7 in. x 11 ft. 5 in. (13.2 x 13 x 3.5 m)
Kassel, Germany
Photo by Attilio Maranzano


Fabricated by Stahlbau Lamparter, Kassel, Germany. Engineer: J. Robert Jennings
Commissioned 1982 by Documenta 7 and the city of Kassel
Installed May 1982