Coosje van Bruggen

Coosje van Bruggen
van Bruggen and her husband, Claes Oldenburg
Born
Jacoba Wilhelmina Hendrika van Bruggen

(1942-06-06)June 6, 1942
Groningen, Netherlands
DiedJanuary 10, 2009(2009-01-10) (aged 66)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality
  • Dutch
  • American (from 1993)
Known forSculpture
Notable workList of public art by Oldenburg and van Bruggen
Spouses
  • Paul Kapteyn
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    (before 1977)​
  • Claes Oldenburg
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    (m. 1977)​
Children2

Coosje van Bruggen (June 6, 1942 – January 10, 2009) was a Dutch-born American sculptor, art historian, and critic.[1] She collaborated extensively with her husband, Claes Oldenburg.

  1. ^ Kino, Carol. January 13, 2009. Coosje van Bruggen, Sculptor, Dies at 66, The New York Times.