Archive
Life period
1937–1945
Type
Historical Photos 260
See highlights from 1937–1945 on the timeline Public Commissions and the War
![Calder with Dolores (1937)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/calder-with-dolores-1937/calder-with-dolores-1937-450x328.jpg)
Calder with Dolores, Pilar, and Joan Miró, Varengeville, summer 1937Photograph by Hans Hartung © Hans Hartung / ADAGP, Paris
Calder with Dolores, Pilar, and Joan Miró, Varengeville, summer 1937
Photograph by Hans Hartung
![Hi! (1937)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/hi-1937/hi-1937-424x450.jpg)
Installation photograph showing Hi! (c. 1928), Calder: Stabiles & Mobiles, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1937Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Installation photograph showing Hi! (c. 1928), Calder: Stabiles & Mobiles, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1937
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Calder: Stabiles & Mobiles (1937)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/calder-stabiles-mobiles-1937-7-450x325.jpg)
Installation photograph, Calder: Stabiles & Mobiles, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1937Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Installation photograph, Calder: Stabiles & Mobiles, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1937
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York (1937)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/devil-fish-1937/devil-fish-1937-427x450.jpg)
Installation photograph showing Devil Fish, Calder: Stabiles & Mobiles, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1937Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Installation photograph showing Devil Fish, Calder: Stabiles & Mobiles, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1937
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Starfish (1937)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/starfish-1937/starfish-1937-426x450.jpg)
Installation photograph showing Starfish (1934), Calder: Stabiles & Mobiles, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1937Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Installation photograph showing Starfish (1934), Calder: Stabiles & Mobiles, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1937
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Calder: Stabiles & Mobiles (1937)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/calder-stabiles-mobiles-1937-3/calder-stabiles-mobiles-1937-3-429x450.jpg)
Installation photograph, Calder: Stabiles & Mobiles, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1937Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Installation photograph, Calder: Stabiles & Mobiles, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1937
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York (1937)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/calder-stabiles-mobiles-1937-4/calder-stabiles-mobiles-1937-4-428x450.jpg)
Installation photograph showing Untitled (1936), Calder: Stabiles & Mobiles, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1937Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Installation photograph showing Untitled (1936), Calder: Stabiles & Mobiles, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1937
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Tightrope (1937)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/tightrope-1937/tightrope-1937-429x450.jpg)
Installation photograph showing Tightrope (1936), White Panel (1936), and Untitled, Calder: Stabiles & Mobiles, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1937Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Installation photograph showing Tightrope (1936), White Panel (1936), and Untitled, Calder: Stabiles & Mobiles, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1937
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York (1937)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/calder-stabiles-mobiles-1937-5/calder-stabiles-mobiles-1937-5-428x450.jpg)
Installation photograph showing Untitled, Calder: Stabiles & Mobiles, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1937Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Installation photograph showing Untitled, Calder: Stabiles & Mobiles, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1937
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Snake and the Cross (1937)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/snake-and-the-cross-1937/snake-and-the-cross-1937-428x450.jpg)
Installation photograph showing Snake and the Cross (1936), Calder: Stabiles & Mobiles, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1937Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Installation photograph showing Snake and the Cross (1936), Calder: Stabiles & Mobiles, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1937
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York (1937)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/calder-stabiles-mobiles-1937-6-450x312.jpg)
Installation photograph, Calder: Stabiles & Mobiles, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1937Photograph by Herbert Matter
Installation photograph, Calder: Stabiles & Mobiles, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1937Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Mercury Fountain (1937)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/mercury-fountain-1937/mercury-fountain-1937-402x450.jpg)
Calder with Mercury Fountain in the Spanish Pavilion at the Paris World's Fair, July 1937Photograph by Hugo P. Herdeg © Christian Herdeg
Calder with Mercury Fountain in the Spanish Pavilion at the Paris World’s Fair, July 1937
Photograph by Hugo P. Herdeg
![Five Rods and Nine Discs (1938)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/five-rods-and-nine-discs-1938/five-rods-and-nine-discs-1938-368x450.jpg)
Calder assembling Five Rods and Nine Discs (1936), Roxbury, summer 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Calder assembling Five Rods and Nine Discs (1936), Roxbury, summer 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Calder’s “small shop” New York City storefront studio (1938)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/calders-small-shop-new-york-city-storefront-studio-1938/calders-small-shop-new-york-city-storefront-studio-1938-409x450.jpg)
"Small shop" New York City storefront studio, winter 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
“Small shop” New York City storefront studio, winter 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Five Rods and Nine Discs (1938)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/five-rods-and-nine-discs-1938-2/five-rods-and-nine-discs-1938-2-450x426.jpg)
Calder assembling Five Rods and Nine Discs (1936), Roxbury, summer 1938. Steel Fish (1934) is pictured in the distance.Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Calder assembling Five Rods and Nine Discs (1936), Roxbury, summer 1938. Steel Fish (1934) is pictured in the distance.
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Calder with goats (1938)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/calder-with-goats-1938/calder-with-goats-1938-450x330.jpg)
Calder with goats, Roxbury, c. 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Calder with goats, Roxbury, c. 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Object on Davit (1938)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/object-on-davit-1938/object-on-davit-1938-390x450.jpg)
Maquette for Object on Davit and two maquettes for Spherical Triangle, "small shop" New York City storefront studio, 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Maquette for Object on Davit and two maquettes for Spherical Triangle, “small shop” New York City storefront studio, 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Untitled, “small shop” New York City storefront studio (1938)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/untitled-c-1938-in-calders-small-shop-new-york-city-storefront-studio-1938/untitled-c-1938-in-calders-small-shop-new-york-city-storefront-studio-1938-423x450.jpg)
Untitled, "small shop" New York City storefront studio, 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Untitled, “small shop” New York City storefront studio, 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Untitled, “small shop” New York City storefront studio (1938)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/untitled-1938-in-calders-small-shop-new-york-city-storefront-studio-1938/untitled-1938-in-calders-small-shop-new-york-city-storefront-studio-1938-423x450.jpg)
Untitled, "small shop" New York City storefront studio, 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Untitled, “small shop” New York City storefront studio, 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Louisa Calder playing accordion for Calder and daughter Sandra (1938)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/louisa-calder-playing-accordion-for-calder-and-daughter-sandra-1938/louisa-calder-playing-accordion-for-calder-and-daughter-sandra-1938-335x450.jpg)
Louisa Calder playing accordion for Calder and daughter Sandra, Roxbury, 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Louisa Calder playing accordion for Calder and daughter Sandra, Roxbury, 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Steel Fish (1938)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/steel-fish-1938/steel-fish-1938-379x450.jpg)
Steel Fish (1934), Roxbury, c. 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Steel Fish (1934), Roxbury, c. 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Five Rods and Nine Discs (1938)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Five-Rods-and-Nine-Discs-1936-e1614344089808-338x450.jpg)
Five Rods and Nine Discs (1936), Roxbury, summer 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Five Rods and Nine Discs (1936), Roxbury, summer 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Calder with Black Areas (1938)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/black-areas-1938/black-areas-1938-425x450.jpg)
Calder with Black Areas, "small shop" New York City storefront studio, 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Calder with Black Areas, “small shop” New York City storefront studio, 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Spherical Triangle (1938)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/spherical-triangle-1938/spherical-triangle-1938-427x450.jpg)
Spherical Triangle, "small shop" New York City storefront studio, 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Spherical Triangle, “small shop” New York City storefront studio, 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Dancers and Sphere (1938)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/dancers-and-sphere-1938/dancers-and-sphere-1938-428x450.jpg)
Dancers and Sphere (maquette for 1939 New York World's Fair), "small shop" New York City storefront studio, 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Dancers and Sphere (maquette for 1939 New York World’s Fair), “small shop” New York City storefront studio, 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Dancers and Sphere in motion (1938)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/dancers-and-sphere-1938-2/dancers-and-sphere-1938-2-443x450.jpg)
Dancers and Sphere (maquette for 1939 New York World's Fair) set in motion, "small shop" New York City storefront studio, 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Dancers and Sphere (maquette for 1939 New York World’s Fair) set in motion, “small shop” New York City storefront studio, 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Untitled, “small shop” New York City storefront studio (1938)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/untitled-1938-in-calders-small-shop-new-york-city-storefront-studio-1938-2/untitled-1938-in-calders-small-shop-new-york-city-storefront-studio-1938-2-428x450.jpg)
Untitled, "small shop" New York City storefront studio, 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Untitled, “small shop” New York City storefront studio, 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Untitled (1937), “small shop” New York City storefront studio (1938)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/untitled-1937-in-calders-small-shop-new-york-city-storefront-studio-1938/untitled-1937-in-calders-small-shop-new-york-city-storefront-studio-1938-425x450.jpg)
Untitled (1937), "small shop" New York City storefront studio, 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Untitled (1937), “small shop” New York City storefront studio, 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![The Orange Panel (1938)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/the-orange-panel-1938/the-orange-panel-1938-429x450.jpg)
The Orange Panel (1936), "small shop" New York City storefront studio, 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
The Orange Panel (1936), “small shop” New York City storefront studio, 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Ritou (1938)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/ritou-1938/ritou-1938-416x450.jpg)
Ritou (1936), "small shop" New York City storefront studio, 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Ritou (1936), “small shop” New York City storefront studio, 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Untitled (1938) in Calder’s “small shop” New York City storefront studio (1938)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/untitled-1938-in-calders-small-shop-new-york-city-storefront-studio-1938-3/untitled-1938-in-calders-small-shop-new-york-city-storefront-studio-1938-3-425x450.jpg)
Untitled, "small shop" New York City storefront studio, 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Untitled, “small shop” New York City storefront studio, 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Apple Monster (1938)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/apple-monster-1938/apple-monster-1938-414x450.jpg)
Apple Monster, "small shop" New York City storefront studio, 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Apple Monster, “small shop” New York City storefront studio, 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Blue Panel (1938)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/blue-panel-1938/blue-panel-1938-424x450.jpg)
Blue Panel (1936), "small shop" New York City storefront studio, 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Blue Panel (1936), “small shop” New York City storefront studio, 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Calder and Louisa Calder (1938)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/calder-and-louisa-calder-1938/calder-and-louisa-calder-1938-427x450.jpg)
Calder and Louisa Calder, Roxbury, 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Calder and Louisa Calder, Roxbury, 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Five Rods and Nine Discs (1938)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/five-rods-and-nine-discs-1938-4/five-rods-and-nine-discs-1938-4-413x450.jpg)
Calder with the base of Five Rods and Nine Discs (1936), Roxbury, 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Calder with the base of Five Rods and Nine Discs (1936), Roxbury, 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Five Rods and Nine Discs (1938)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/five-rods-and-nine-discs-1938-5/five-rods-and-nine-discs-1938-5-425x450.jpg)
Five Rods and Nine Discs (1936), Roxbury, 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Five Rods and Nine Discs (1936), Roxbury, 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Calder and daughter Sandra (1938)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/calder-and-daughter-sandra-1938/calder-and-daughter-sandra-1938-424x450.jpg)
Calder and daughter Sandra, Roxbury, 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Calder and daughter Sandra, Roxbury, 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Louisa Calder playing accordion (1938)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/louisa-calder-playing-accordion-1938/louisa-calder-playing-accordion-1938-417x450.jpg)
Louisa Calder playing accordion, Roxbury, 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Louisa Calder playing accordion, Roxbury, 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Sandra Calder (1938)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/sandra-calder-1938/sandra-calder-1938-429x450.jpg)
Sandra Calder, Roxbury, 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Sandra Calder, Roxbury, 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Well Sweep (1938)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/well-sweep-1938/well-sweep-1938-416x450.jpg)
Calder with Well Sweep (1936) at James Thrall Soby's home in Farmington, Connecticut, 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Calder with Well Sweep (1936) at James Thrall Soby’s home in Farmington, Connecticut, 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Calder and Louisa Calder having lunch with Stamo Papadaki (1938)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/calder-and-louisa-calder-having-lunch-with-stamo-papadaki-1938/calder-and-louisa-calder-having-lunch-with-stamo-papadaki-1938-417x450.jpg)
Calder and Louisa Calder having lunch with Stamo Papadaki, Roxbury, c. 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Calder and Louisa Calder having lunch with Stamo Papadaki, Roxbury, c. 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Untitled (1938)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Untitled-1938-450x356.jpg)
Untitled, 1938Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Untitled, 1938
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Calder and daughter Sandra, Roxbury (1938)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos//Calder-and-daughter-Sandra-Roxbury-1938-383x450.jpg)
Calder and daughter Sandra, Roxbury, 1938Photograph by James Thrall Soby © Calder Foundation, New York
Calder and daughter Sandra, Roxbury, 1938
Photograph by James Thrall Soby
![Lobster Trap and Fish Tail (1949)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/lobster-trap-and-fish-tail-1949/lobster-trap-and-fish-tail-1949-378x450.jpg)
Lobster Trap and Fish Tail (1939), The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1949Photograph by Soichi Sunami © Museum of Modern Art, Soichi Sunami
Lobster Trap and Fish Tail (1939), The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1949
Photograph by Soichi Sunami
![The Calder Family (1939)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/the-calder-family-1939/the-calder-family-1939-429x450.jpg)
The Calder Family, New York, 1939Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
The Calder Family, New York, 1939
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Untitled (1936) set in motion (1939)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/untitled-1936-set-in-motion-1939/untitled-1936-set-in-motion-1939-450x396.jpg)
Untitled (1936) set in motion, c. 1939Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Untitled (1936) set in motion, c. 1939
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Untitled (1936) set in motion (1939)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/untitled-1936-set-in-motion-1939-2/untitled-1936-set-in-motion-1939-2-450x396.jpg)
Untitled (1936) set in motion, c. 1939Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Untitled (1936) set in motion, c. 1939
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Untitled (1936) set in motion (1939)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/untitled-1936-set-in-motion-1939-3/untitled-1936-set-in-motion-1939-3-450x396.jpg)
Untitled (1936) set in motion, c. 1939Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Untitled (1936) set in motion, c. 1939
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Untitled (1936) set in motion (1939)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/untitled-1936-set-in-motion-1939-4/untitled-1936-set-in-motion-1939-4-450x396.jpg)
Untitled (1936) set in motion, c. 1939Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Untitled (1936) set in motion, c. 1939
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Untitled (1936) frozen (1939)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/untitled-1936-frozen-1939/untitled-1936-frozen-1939-450x334.jpg)
Untitled (1936) frozen, c. 1939Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Untitled (1936) frozen, c. 1939
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Untitled (1936) set in motion (1939)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/untitled-1936-set-in-motion-1939-5/untitled-1936-set-in-motion-1939-5-e1614344167782-450x393.jpg)
Untitled (1936) set in motion, c. 1939Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Untitled (1936) set in motion, c. 1939
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Calder’s “small shop” New York City storefront studio (1940)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/calders-small-shop-new-york-city-storefront-studio-1940-2/calders-small-shop-new-york-city-storefront-studio-1940-2-424x450.jpg)
"Small shop" New York City storefront studio, 1940Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
“Small shop” New York City storefront studio, 1940
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Calder with Eucalyptus (1940)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/eucalyptus-1940/eucalyptus-1940-312x450.jpg)
Calder with Eucalyptus, 1940Photograph by André Kertész © Ministère de la Culture / Médiathèque de Patrimoine, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / André Kertész
Calder with Eucalyptus, 1940
Photograph by André Kertész
![Spiny (1940)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/spiny-1940/spiny-1940-450x450.jpg)
Untitled (maquette, 1939) and Spiny (maquette, 1939) outside the "small shop" New York City storefront studio, 1940Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Untitled (maquette, 1939) and Spiny (maquette, 1939) outside the “small shop” New York City storefront studio, 1940
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![The Spider (1940)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/the-spider-1940/the-spider-1940-426x450.jpg)
The Spider, "small shop" New York City storefront studio, 1940Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
The Spider, “small shop” New York City storefront studio, 1940
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Sphere Pierced by Cylinders (1940)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/sphere-pierced-by-cylinders-1940/sphere-pierced-by-cylinders-1940-418x450.jpg)
Sphere Pierced by Cylinders (1939), "small shop" New York City storefront studio, 1940Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Sphere Pierced by Cylinders (1939), “small shop” New York City storefront studio, 1940
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Spider (1940)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/spider-1940/spider-1940-425x450.jpg)
Spider (1939), "small shop" New York City storefront studio, 1940Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Spider (1939), “small shop” New York City storefront studio, 1940
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Eucalyptus, “small shop” New York City storefront studio (1940)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/eucalyptus-1940-4/eucalyptus-1940-4-427x450.jpg)
Eucalyptus, "small shop" New York City storefront studio, 1940Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Eucalyptus, “small shop” New York City storefront studio, 1940
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Leaves and Tripod (1940)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/leaves-and-tripod-1940/leaves-and-tripod-1940-425x450.jpg)
Leaves and Tripod (1939), "small shop" New York City storefront studio, 1940Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Leaves and Tripod (1939), “small shop” New York City storefront studio, 1940
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Red “B” (1940)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/red-b-1940/red-b-1940-428x450.jpg)
Red "B", "small shop" New York City storefront studio, 1940Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Red “B”, “small shop” New York City storefront studio, 1940
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Untitled (1939) in Calder’s “small shop” New York City storefront studio (1940)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/untitled-1939-in-calders-small-shop-new-york-city-storefront-studio-1940/untitled-1939-in-calders-small-shop-new-york-city-storefront-studio-1940-428x450.jpg)
Untitled, "small shop" New York City storefront studio, 1940Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Untitled, “small shop” New York City storefront studio, 1940
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![The Hairpins (1940)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/the-hairpins-1940/the-hairpins-1940-427x450.jpg)
The Hairpins (1939), "small shop" New York City storefront studio, 1940Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
The Hairpins (1939), “small shop” New York City storefront studio, 1940
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![13 Spines (1940)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/13-spines-1940-2/13-spines-1940-2-426x450.jpg)
13 Spines, "small shop" New York City storefront studio, 1940Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
13 Spines, “small shop” New York City storefront studio, 1940
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Hollow Egg (1940)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/hollow-egg-1940/hollow-egg-1940-424x450.jpg)
Hollow Egg (1939), "small shop" New York City storefront studio, 1940Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Hollow Egg (1939), “small shop” New York City storefront studio, 1940
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Cage within a Cage (1940)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/cage-within-a-cage-1940/cage-within-a-cage-1940-426x450.jpg)
Cage within a Cage (c. 1939) outside the "small shop" New York City storefront studio, 1940Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Cage within a Cage (c. 1939) outside the “small shop” New York City storefront studio, 1940
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Four Leaves and Three Petals (1940)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/four-leaves-and-three-petals-1940/four-leaves-and-three-petals-1940-427x450.jpg)
Four Leaves and Three Petals (1939) outside the "small shop" New York City storefront studio, 1940Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Four Leaves and Three Petals (1939) outside the “small shop” New York City storefront studio, 1940
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Untitled (1939) outside the “small shop” New York City storefront studio (1940)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/untitled-1939-outside-calders-small-shop-new-york-city-storefront-studio-1940/untitled-1939-outside-calders-small-shop-new-york-city-storefront-studio-1940-442x450.jpg)
Untitled (1939) outside the "small shop" New York City storefront studio, 1940Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Untitled (1939) outside the “small shop” New York City storefront studio, 1940
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Cockatoo (1940)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/cockatoo-1940/cockatoo-1940-427x450.jpg)
Cockatoo outside the "small shop" New York City storefront studio, 1940Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Cockatoo outside the “small shop” New York City storefront studio, 1940
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Untitled (maquette) (1940)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/untitled-maquette-1940/untitled-maquette-1940-425x450.jpg)
Untitled (maquette, 1939) outside the "small shop" New York City storefront studio, 1940Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Untitled (maquette, 1939) outside the “small shop” New York City storefront studio, 1940
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Spiny (1940)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/spiny-1940-2/spiny-1940-2-425x450.jpg)
Spiny (maquette, 1939) outside the "small shop" New York City storefront studio, 1940Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Spiny (maquette, 1939) outside the “small shop” New York City storefront studio, 1940
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Baby Spider (1940)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/baby-spider-1940/baby-spider-1940-427x450.jpg)
Baby Spider (1939) outside the "small shop" New York City storefront studio, 1940Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Baby Spider (1939) outside the “small shop” New York City storefront studio, 1940
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Calder with Louisa Calder (1940)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/calder-with-louisa-calder-1940/calder-with-louisa-calder-1940-421x450.jpg)
Calder with Louisa Calder, Roxbury, 1940Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Calder with Louisa Calder, Roxbury, 1940
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Calder with Louisa Calder and daughter Sandra (1940)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/calder-with-louisa-calder-and-daughter-sandra-1940/calder-with-louisa-calder-and-daughter-sandra-1940-419x450.jpg)
Calder with Louisa Calder and daughter Sandra, Roxbury, 1940Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Calder with Louisa Calder and daughter Sandra, Roxbury, 1940
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Calder with his dog Feathers (1940)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/calder-with-his-dog-feathers-1940/calder-with-his-dog-feathers-1940-418x450.jpg)
Calder with his dog Feathers, Roxbury, 1940Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Calder with his dog Feathers, Roxbury, 1940
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Lee Krasner wearing a Calder bracelet (1940)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/lee-krasner-wearing-bracelet-1940-1940/lee-krasner-wearing-bracelet-1940-1940-359x450.jpg)
Lee Krasner wearing a Calder bracelet, 1940Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Lee Krasner wearing a Calder bracelet, 1940
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Untitled (1934) (c. 1940)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/Untitled-1934-c-1940-e1638560930941-365x450.jpg)
Untitled (1934), c. 1940Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Untitled (1934), c. 1940
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Black Beast (1940)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/black-beast-1940/black-beast-1940-435x450.jpg)
Installation photograph showing Black Beast, Calder, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1940Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Installation photograph showing Black Beast, Calder, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1940
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![13 Spines (1940)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/13-spines-1940/13-spines-1940-383x450.jpg)
Installation photograph showing 13 Spines, Calder, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1940Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Installation photograph showing 13 Spines, Calder, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1940
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Calder (1940)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/calder-1940/calder-1940-389x450.jpg)
Installation photograph, Calder, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1940Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Installation photograph, Calder, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1940
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York (1940)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/eucalyptus-1940-3/eucalyptus-1940-3-450x374.jpg)
Installation photograph showing Eucalyptus, Cockatoo, The Spider, and Spider (1939), Calder, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1940Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Installation photograph showing Eucalyptus, Cockatoo, The Spider, and Spider (1939), Calder, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1940
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![The Spider, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York (1940)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/the-spider-1940-3/the-spider-1940-3-428x450.jpg)
Installation photograph showing The Spider, Calder, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1940Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Installation photograph showing The Spider, Calder, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1940
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Calder Jewelry (1940)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/calder-jewelry-1940-2/calder-jewelry-1940-2-450x340.jpg)
Installation photograph, Calder Jewelry, Willard Gallery, New York, 1940Photograph by Fred Hamilton
Installation photograph, Calder Jewelry, Willard Gallery, New York, 1940Photograph by Fred Hamilton
![Calder Jewelry (1940)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/calder-jewelry-1940-3/calder-jewelry-1940-3-450x345.jpg)
Installation photograph, Calder Jewelry, Willard Gallery, New York, 1940Photograph by Fred Hamilton
Installation photograph, Calder Jewelry, Willard Gallery, New York, 1940Photograph by Fred Hamilton
![Lee Krasner and Mercedes Matter modeling Calder jewelry (1940)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos//Lee-Krasner-and-Mercedes-Matter-1940-367x450.jpg)
Contact sheet showing Lee Krasner and Mercedes Matter modeling Calder jewelry, 1940.Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Contact sheet showing Lee Krasner and Mercedes Matter modeling Calder jewelry, 1940.
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Calder, Roxbury studio (1941)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/mobile-1941/mobile-1941-429x450.jpg)
Calder, Roxbury studio, 1941Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Calder, Roxbury studio, 1941
Photograph by Herbert Matter
![Calder, Roxbury studio (1941)](https://calder.org/wp-content/uploads/historical-photos/mobile-1941-2/mobile-1941-2-425x450.jpg)
Calder, Roxbury studio, 1941Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Calder, Roxbury studio, 1941
Photograph by Herbert Matter