""The sculpture, which is typically viewable in front of the Yale-run Morse College, was reportedly vandalized in October. Officials with the school discovered the letters "ATB" written onto the base of the piece, which resembles a tall lipstick on top of tractor treads. The steel sculpture was recently been reinstalled after several months of restoration. "ATB" is a phrase that appears to be linked to the Baker's Dozen, an a cappella group at Yale,""
""Overnight, the underside of the sculpture was defaced by people who etched their group initials into the metal," Catherine Panter-Brick, head of Morse College, told the Yale Daily News. "As a result, the Yale University Art Gallery will be removing the Lipstick from the Morse courtyard for conservation and care." Even at a school with a rich university art collection and two well-known museums, Lipstick (Ascending) on Caterpillar Tracks is widely considered one of the great pieces housed at Yale."
Claes Oldenburg's 1969 sculpture Lipstick (Ascending) on Caterpillar Tracks was vandalized with the letters "ATB" etched onto its base and underside. The steel work, typically viewable in front of Yale-run Morse College, underwent months of restoration and was recently reinstalled. The initials appear linked to the Baker's Dozen a cappella group. University officials removed the piece from the Morse courtyard for conservation and care at the Yale University Art Gallery. The 24-foot sculpture, formally owned by the Yale University Art Gallery, was created as a surprise 1969 installation and became a platform for anti-Vietnam War protesters.
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