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• In collaboration with her husband Claes Oldenburg, Dutch-born art historian, critic and sculptor Coosje van Bruggen created over 40 large-scale art installments which are on display at parks, museums and urban centers worldwide. Van Bruggen authored dozens of essays and critiques of contemporary artists, including Bruce Nauman and Gerhard Richter. Van Bruggen passed away at her Los Angeles home at age 66. She had been battling breast cancer for several years.The New York Times: Coosje van Bruggen, Sculptor, Dies at 66 (January 13, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: June 6, 1942
  2. Birth place: Groningen, Netherlands
  3. Received a master's degree in art history from the Rijksuniversiteit of Groningen in the NetherlandsPaceWildenstien: Coosje van Bruggen
  4. Taught at the Academy of Fine Arts in Enschede, the Netherlands from 1971-1976PaceWildenstien: Coosje van Bruggen
  5. Two children: Paulus Kapteyn and Maartje OldenburgLA Times: Coosje van Bruggen dies at 66... (January 13, 2009)
  6. Spouse: Claes Oldenburg
  7. Became an American citizen in 1993LA Times: Coosje van Bruggen dies at 66... (January 13, 2009)
  8. Senior critic at the Department of Sculpture at the New Haven Yale University School of Art from 1996-1997PaceWildenstien: Coosje van Bruggen
  9. Died: January 10, 2009
  10. Cause of death: Breast cancer

• Works and Awards

  Coosje van Bruggen and Claes Oldenburg's first met and began working together in 1976. Between 1977 and 2009, they created and erected over 40 large scale works, which are on display all over the world. The pair have been featured at more than 30 exhibitions at major museums in several nations. The couple was awarded the Distinction in Sculpture by the New York Sculpture Center in and the Lifetime Achievement Award from Washington DC's International Sculpture Center in 1994. In 2002, they were honored with the Partners in Education Award from the Guggenheim Museum.PaceWildenstien: Coosje van Bruggen

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