St. Paul Pioneer Press

Despite my native Minnesotan friend's snort at its mention, I decided that St. Paul's representation was important as well. I subscribed to the Pioneer Press and found more articles. I was delighted to read these articels, as they are quite well-written.

...Still Searching Periodicals, Making October Unofficial "Periodical Month"

In further examination of Magazines for Libraries, I have eliminated the possibility of anything I need appearing in certain journals, such as Asian Art. The list is no longer as daunting, and I'm actually rather enjoying the work.

Because of the sculpture's monumental size, I have expanded the search to include Architectural journals.

Indexing and Bibliographies

Art Index. New York, H.W. Wilson.

Artbibliographies Modern. Oxford, Eng. [etc.] Santa Barbara, Calif., Clio Press [etc.]

Bibliography of the History of Art [online]. Santa Monica, Calif. : J. Paul Getty Trust, Getty Art History Information Program

The New York Times Index. New York, New York Times Co.

Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature.Minneapolis, Minn. : H. W. Wilson

Over the past few days I have consulted the indexes and bibliographies listed above. I realized that I needed to search under Oldenburg, Claes, as a search for Spoonbridge and Cherry was fruitless. After a little experimentation, I found the years 1988-1990 to be helpful.

Since the second batch of my interlibrary loans have already started trickling in, the articles listed in these indexes were already documented in other sources. Perhaps an earlier consultation would have been more helpful, though I am thankful for the opportunity to have used them.

Popular Magazines and Newspapers

To find articles within popular periodicals and newspapers, I used Lexis Nexis Academic and Factiva. I also used the New York Times online and the Boston Globe online.

Local Papers

Seeing the need for local opinions on Spoonbridge, and glancing at most bibliographies already made on the subject, I purchased a pass for the Minneapolis Star Tribune. I have found great articles thus far.

Video!

Out of curiosity, I searched youtube for Spoonbridge, and this is just a fun video I found.

Prints, reproductions, etc...

I am not actively seeking prints, posters, snowglobes, hot fudge sundaes, and all the other possible forms of merchandising etc,, that feature the spoon and cherry image of motif. A recent report from Minneapolis (thanks, Mr. Tufte) informed me that an image Spoonbridge and Cherry once graced the Minneapolis phone book.

The only visuals I have requested have been slides.

Periodicals

I have decided to limit my research scope in looking for articles differently than from when searching for monographs:
Since indeces, bibliographies, and online indexing and abstracting services make searching for a particular work much easier, I have decided to stick with searching for article pertaining to Spoonbridge and Cherry, around the years of its creation, from 1987-1989. Articles that fall out of that date range happened by chance or were gathered at the suggestion of a bibliography in a book or catalog. Articles focusing on The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden naturally fall under my queries for Spoonbridge and Cherry.

When a periodical is not conveniently indexed, (or if the index is out of my reach), I have been thumbing through these periodicals published during the aforementioned years.

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Magazines for Libraries

As the OCLC books are pouring in, I am keeping a working bibliography. Most of the books have fantastic works cited lists. I am noticing that many articles from both popular and scholarly periodicals are cited.

To cover the scholarly art periodicals, I looked through the periodicals listed in the Art section of Magazines for Libraries. New York : Bowker, 2007.

I went through each periodical and searched for it on worldcat. Between the Simmons, Massart (to which I have access to via work), and the Boston Public Library, I have access to the majority of the periodicals listed. A few works are available at the MFA; I am unsure as to whether or not I have access to these at this point in time.

Once I have thoroughly searched these resources, I will compare the articles to those in the works cited lists in the books and catalogs I have received.

Enough for Spoonbridge?

It has become clear that monographs solely about Spoonbridge and Cherry will remain few. As books from interlibrary loan are coming in, I realize that I need to set parameters on works about Oldenburg and Large Scale Projects:
English only:
Claes Oldenburg is an internationally known artist. Many articles and books are written about his work in various languages. For obvious reasons, I will focus my research solely on English Resouces.
1986-2006:For anything that I am certain will contain information on Spoonbridge and Cherry, I will actively seek it out. However, some catalogs from other exhibitions may contain information about Large-Scale Objects or Spoonbridge and Cherry. This will no doubt lead to a countless number of fruitless reading, though if I keep in accordance with the other parameters, I should be okay.
Catalogs: Unless otherwise cited, I will only focus on catalogs of exhibits pertaining to Oldenburg's work with van Bruggen, Large-Scale Objects, or any show that chronicles his life work after the mid 1980s.
No tour or guide books:
Spoonbridge and Cherry is an icon of Minneapolis. Consequently, many tour books give a brief description of the fountain sculpture, or at least feature a photograph of the famous cherry and spoon. However, a look at a few of these guidebooks at hand reveals that nothing is said about the sculpture that a quick google could not provide.
No Children's Resources:
The Walker Art Center has a fantastic educational program for children. I have also encountered a few teaching resources for art educators.Though I have decided against including these in this project, for anyone interested in children's resources I recommend loking at the Walker Art Center's Arts Connected Resources on Spoonbridge and Cherry. This website provides lesson plans intended for grades K-12 regarding Claes Oldenburg and Coosje Van Bruggen.
No reference sources:
Reference sources such as dictionaries and encyclopedias will not be listed.
American Resources: since the piece is on American soil, it is a safe bet. However, if a readily available foreign publication is within reach, i will use it if it offers information that I cannot require from another American source.

For now, books and exhibition catalogs about Oldenburg and/or Large Scale Projects will be included only if there is a specific mention of Spoonbridge and Cherry. I will choose a few articles, exhibition catalogs, etc that are a good overall representation of Oldenburg and Van Bruggen, and/or Large Scale Objects, with the intention of putting Spoonbridge in perspective amongst Oldenburg's other works. In books that contain information on the more general topics only the works containing unique and relevant information will be used in the final bibliography. If a work that does not adhere to my guidelines, but is cited in bibliographies specific to Spoonbridge and Cherry, it will be used, or at least, glanced at.