10 May-13 July: Haus der Kunst, Munich, exhibits "Calder," a retrospective. Catalogue includes the essay, "Entstehung des Mobile" by Maurice Besset. (CF, exhibition file)

15 May: The Calders, Marcel Breuer, and others who worked on the UNESCO building in Paris protest UNESCO's expulsion of Israel in a New York Times ad: We artists who are citizens of the world urge the General Conference to reverse itself and end all sanctions against Israel, and let the building we created be saved as a vision of hope, not as a symbol of tragedy. (New York Times, 15 May)

29 May-1 June: Flying Colors is exhibited at the Thirty-First Paris Air Show; on 31 May, the plane is flown over France with the Calders and their guests aboard. Calder hand paints the plane's engine covers. (Lipman 1976, 340)

September-October: Galerie Maeght, Zurich, exhibits "Calder: Crags and Critters." (CF, exhibition file)

14 October-15 November: Perls Galleries, New York, exhibits "Alexander Calder: Recent Mobiles and Circus Gouaches." (CF, exhibition file)

14 November: Calder is awarded the United Nations Peace Medal, and Louisa Calder receives the Woman of the Year Award from the World Federation of the United Nations Associations. (CF, awards file)

17 November: Commissioned again by Braniff Airlines, Calder designs Flying Colors of the United States for the flagship of the airline's United States fleet. The plane is dedicated by Betty Ford at Dulles International Airport, Washington, D.C. Calder flies back to Kennedy Airport, New York, where he is presented with the Bicentennial Medal of New York City. (Slavin, "'Flying Colors'")

18 June: Calder and Louisa attend the opening of Fundacio Joan Miro, Barcelona. (FJM)

1-10 October: The Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance organizes the "Alexander Calder Festival." The event includes the dedication of White Cascade on 7 October at the Federal Reserve Bank, and the premiere of Under the Sun, a dance tribute to Calder performed by the Pennsylvania Ballet. During the week-long celebration, Calder receives an honorary degree from the University of Pennsylvania. (CF, awards file)

12 October-13 November: Perls Galleries, New York, exhibits "Alexander Calder: Works on Paper 1925-1976." (CF, exhibition file)