"Typewriter Eraser, Scale X " ( 1999 ), by Oldenburg and van Bruggen.
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We had to explain it to him because he had never seen a typewriter eraser _ or a typewriter, for that matter.
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A giant Claes Oldenburg artwork & mdash; a typewriter eraser & mdash; stands approximately eight feet high on the lawn of one estate on the south side of the avenue.
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From a playful rendition of a 20-foot-tall typewriter eraser to a menacing spider measuring 9 feet by 27 feet, the sculpture garden touches on some of the diversity of modern sculpture and evokes myriad emotions.
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One of the park's prominent pieces, " Typewriter Eraser, Scale X " by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, is on three-year loan from its owner, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen.
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Twelve-year-old Alex said his favorite sculpture was Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen's giant orange " Typewriter Eraser, Scale X, " a Pop art rendering of an eraser leaning precariously on edge, fiberglass brush bristles waving skyward.
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Typewriter eraser brushes were necessary for clearing eraser crumbs and paper dust, and using the brush properly was an important element of typewriting skill; if erasure detritus fell into the typewriter, a small buildup could cause the typebars to jam in their narrow supporting grooves.