30 October-2 November: Calder's commission from Braniff International Airlines, the DC-8 jet Flying Colors, makes its inaugural flight from Dallas, with stops in Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Miami, and Latin America. (Lipman 1976, 339)

The film Gouaches de Calder, directed by Carlos Vilardebo, is released. (CF, project file)

February: Calder accepts the Commandeur de la Legion d'Honneur of France; Michel Debre, the former French premier, presents the award. (CF, awards file)

24 June: Calder is named Citoyen d'Honneur de la Commune by the Mayor of Sache. (CF, awards file)

July: Calder donates the monumental sculpture Sache, installed in the main square of the town of Sache. (Lipman 1976, 339)

15 October-16 November: Perls Galleries, New York, exhibits "Alexander Calder: Crags and Critters of 1974." (CF, exhibition file)

25 October: The festival "Alexander Calder Day" in Chicago includes a circus parade with the Schlitz "forty-horse hitch" and the dedications of the motorized Universe, at the Sears Tower, and the monumental stabile Flamingo, at the Federal Center Plaza. Flamingo is the first work of art commissioned by the General Services Administration (GSA) under the new federal program wherein .5 percent of the budget for new construction goes toward commissioning art. (CF, exhibition file)

18 December: Calder receives the Grand Prix National des Arts et des Lettres from the French Minister of Culture. (CF, awards file)

22 January-23 February: "Calder: Crags and Critters" is presented at Galerie Maeght, Paris. The catalogue text includes the essay "Un tournant chez Calder" by Mario Pedrosa; cover and illustrations by Calder. The exhibition travels to Galerie Maeght, Zurich. (CF, exhibition file)

11-18 April: The Calders visit Israel to discuss a monumental sculpture project with the Mayor of Jerusalem, Teddy Kollek. (New York Times, 12 May)