Oldenburg

[ ohl-duhn-burg; German ohl-duhn-boork ]

noun

1. Claes (Thu·re) [klous , toor, -, uh], 1929–2022, U.S. sculptor, born in Sweden.
2. a former state in northwestern Germany, now part of Lower Saxony.
3. a city in Lower Saxony in northwestern Germany: capital of the former state of Oldenburg.

Oldenburg

¹

/ ˈəʊldənˌbɜːɡ /

noun

1. OldenburgClaes1929MUSSwedishARTS AND CRAFTS: sculptorARTS AND CRAFTS: artist Claes (klɔːs). born 1929, US pop sculptor and artist, born in Sweden

Oldenburg

²

/ ˈəʊldənˌbɜːɡ; ˈɔldənbʊrk /

noun

1. a city in NW Germany, in Lower Saxony: former capital of Oldenburg state. Pop: 158 340 (2003 est)
2. a former state of NW Germany: became part of Lower Saxony in 1946

Example Sentences

Sociologist Ray Oldenburg coined the term “third place” in his 1989 book “The Great Good Place” and expanded on it in his 2001 book, “Celebrating the Third Place.”

From Los Angeles Times

Two years later, she was part of “Americans 1963” at the Museum of Modern Art alongside Robert Indiana, Claes Oldenburg and Ad Reinhardt.

From New York Times

The house quoted the Swedish-American Sculptor Claes Oldenburg, who died last year, as saying: “Making things What fun! And things being made, Go away!”

From Seattle Times

Ray Oldenburg first described third places decades ago, at a time when people were moving to the suburbs and third places were disappearing.

From Salon

Oldenburg was famous for his giant, inflated sculptures of amusingly common, everyday objects.

From Washington Post