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See highlights from 1937–1945 on the timeline Public Commissions and the War

Roxbury studio (1941)
Mobile, Aluminum Leaves, Red Post, Un effet du japonais, Giraffe, and The Great Yucca, Roxbury studio, 1941Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Mobile, Aluminum Leaves, Red Post, Un effet du japonais, Giraffe, and The Great Yucca, Roxbury studio, 1941
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Roxbury studio (1941)
Apple Monster (1938), Tadpole (maquette, c. 1936), Yucca (center rear), Black Beast (maquette, 1939), Myrtle Burl, and Yucca (right rear), Roxbury studio, 1941Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Apple Monster (1938), Tadpole (maquette, c. 1936), Yucca (center rear), Black Beast (maquette, 1939), Myrtle Burl, and Yucca (right rear), Roxbury studio, 1941
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Roxbury studio (1941)
The Great Yucca, Uprooted Whip (1940), and Yucca, Roxbury studio, 1941Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
The Great Yucca, Uprooted Whip (1940), and Yucca, Roxbury studio, 1941
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Standing, left to right (1941)
Standing, left to right: André Masson, Kay Sage, and Calder; sitting, left to right: André Breton, Susanna Perkins Hare, Louisa Calder, Rose Masson, unidentified child, Charlie Prescott, Mary Calder, and Teeny Matisse, Roxbury, 1941
Standing, left to right: André Masson, Kay Sage, and Calder; sitting, left to right: André Breton, Susanna Perkins Hare, Louisa Calder, Rose Masson, unidentified child, Charlie Prescott, Mary Calder, and Teeny Matisse, Roxbury, 1941
Roxbury studio (1941)
Roxbury studio, 1941Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Roxbury studio, 1941
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Hotel Avila Ballroom (1941)
Mobile, Hotel Avila Ballroom, Caracas, Venezuela, 1941
Mobile, Hotel Avila Ballroom, Caracas, Venezuela, 1941
Roxbury studio (1941)
Roxbury studio, 1941Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Roxbury studio, 1941
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Calder with his LaSalle motor car (1941)
Calder with his LaSalle motor car, Roxbury, c. 1941
Calder with his LaSalle motor car, Roxbury, c. 1941
Calder and Yves Tanguy preparing a performance of Cirque Calder (1941)
Calder and Yves Tanguy preparing a performance of Cirque Calder (1926–31), Roxbury studio, 1941
Calder and Yves Tanguy preparing a performance of Cirque Calder (1926–31), Roxbury studio, 1941
Calder with Giraffe (1941)
Calder with Giraffe, Roxbury, 1941Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Calder with Giraffe, Roxbury, 1941
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Roxbury grounds and studio (1941)
Roxbury grounds and studio, 1941Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Roxbury grounds and studio, 1941
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Aluminum Leaves, Red Post (1941)
Aluminum Leaves, Red Post, Roxbury, 1941Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Aluminum Leaves, Red Post, Roxbury, 1941
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Uprooted Whip (1941)
Uprooted Whip (1940), Roxbury, 1941Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Uprooted Whip (1940), Roxbury, 1941
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Un effet du japonais (1941)
Un effet du japonais, Roxbury, 1941Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Un effet du japonais, Roxbury, 1941
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Calder with his father (1941)
Calder with his father, Alexander Stirling Calder, 1941
Calder with his father, Alexander Stirling Calder, 1941
Joan Miró–Alexander Calder (1942)
Installation photograph, Joan Miró–Alexander Calder, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, 1942
Installation photograph, Joan Miró–Alexander Calder, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, 1942
First Papers of Surrealism (1942)
Installation photograph, First Papers of Surrealism, Coordinating Council of French Relief Societies, Whitelaw Reid Mansion, New York, 1942
Installation photograph, First Papers of Surrealism, Coordinating Council of French Relief Societies, Whitelaw Reid Mansion, New York, 1942
Red Petals (1942)
Red Petals, Arts Club of Chicago, 1942Photograph by Frederick O. Bemm
Red Petals, Arts Club of Chicago, 1942Photograph by Frederick O. Bemm
Lion Tamer (1943)
Lion Tamer and Lion from Cirque Calder (1926–31), 1943Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Lion Tamer and Lion from Cirque Calder (1926–31), 1943
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Louisa Calder’s dressing bureau, Roxbury house bedroom (1943)
Louisa Calder's dressing bureau, with jewelry made by Calder, and André Masson's poem, The Studio of Alexander Calder, Roxbury house bedroom, 1943Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Louisa Calder’s dressing bureau, with jewelry made by Calder, and André Masson’s poem, The Studio of Alexander Calder, Roxbury house bedroom, 1943
Photograph by Herbert Matter
After the Roxbury fire (1943)
After the Roxbury fire, December 1943
After the Roxbury fire, December 1943
Constellation with Quadrilateral (1943)
Constellation with Quadrilateral, 1943Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Constellation with Quadrilateral, 1943
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Easter Hat (1943)
Untitled and Easter Hat, 1943Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Untitled and Easter Hat, 1943
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Tightrope (1943)
Tightrope (1936), c. 1943Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Tightrope (1936), c. 1943
Photograph by Herbert Matter
The White Frame (1943)
The White Frame (1934) frozen, 1943Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
The White Frame (1934) frozen, 1943
Photograph by Herbert Matter
The White Frame (1943)
The White Frame (1934) set in motion, 1943Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
The White Frame (1934) set in motion, 1943
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Black Flower (1943)
Black Flower (1940), 1943Photograph by Soichi Sunami © Museum of Modern Art, Soichi Sunami
Black Flower (1940), 1943
Photograph by Soichi Sunami
Vertical Constellation with Bomb (1943)
Vertical Constellation with Bomb, 1943Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Vertical Constellation with Bomb, 1943
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Constellation with Sundial (1943)
Constellation with Sundial, 1943Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Constellation with Sundial, 1943
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Constellation Mobile (1943)
Constellation Mobile, 1943Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Constellation Mobile, 1943
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Wall Constellation with Row of Objects (1943)
Wall Constellation with Row of Objects, 1943Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Wall Constellation with Row of Objects, 1943
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Wooden Bottle with Hairs (1943)
Wooden Bottle with Hairs, 1943Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Wooden Bottle with Hairs, 1943
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Constellation (1943)
Constellation, 1943Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Constellation, 1943
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Untitled (1943)
Untitled, 1943Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Untitled, 1943
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Wall Constellation with Red Object (1943)
Wall Constellation with Red Object, 1943Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Wall Constellation with Red Object, 1943
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Constellation (1943)
Constellation, 1943Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Constellation, 1943
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Constellation with Bottles (1943)
Constellation with Bottles, 1943Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Constellation with Bottles, 1943
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Vertical Constellation with Yellow Bone (1943)
Vertical Constellation with Yellow Bone, 1943Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Vertical Constellation with Yellow Bone, 1943
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Vertical Constellation with Yellow Bone (1943)
Vertical Constellation with Yellow Bone, 1943Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Vertical Constellation with Yellow Bone, 1943
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Constellation with Bishop (1943)
Constellation with Bishop, 1943Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Constellation with Bishop, 1943
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Cirque Calder (1943)
Lion Tamer act from Cirque Calder (1926–31), 1943Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Lion Tamer act from Cirque Calder (1926–31), 1943
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Cirque Calder (1943)
Calder with the Chariot Race and Lion Tamer acts from Cirque Calder (1926–31), 1943Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Calder with the Chariot Race and Lion Tamer acts from Cirque Calder (1926–31), 1943
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Steer (1943)
Steer from the Cowboy act from Cirque Calder (1926–31), 1943Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Steer from the Cowboy act from Cirque Calder (1926–31), 1943
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Sword Swallower (1943)
Sword Swallower from the Sword Swallower act from Cirque Calder (1926–31), 1943Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Sword Swallower from the Sword Swallower act from Cirque Calder (1926–31), 1943
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Acrobat (1943)
Acrobat from the Tumblers act from Cirque Calder (1926–31), 1943Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Acrobat from the Tumblers act from Cirque Calder (1926–31), 1943
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Sword Swallower (1943)
Sword Swallower from the Sword Swallower act from Cirque Calder (1926–31), 1943Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Sword Swallower from the Sword Swallower act from Cirque Calder (1926–31), 1943
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Cirque Calder (1943)
Tumblers act from Cirque Calder (1926–31), 1943Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Tumblers act from Cirque Calder (1926–31), 1943
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Fanni, the Belly Dancer (1943)
Fanni, the Belly Dancer with Monsieur Loyal from Cirque Calder (1926–31), 1943Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Fanni, the Belly Dancer with Monsieur Loyal from Cirque Calder (1926–31), 1943
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Monsieur Loyal (1943)
Trapeze act with Monsieur Loyal from Cirque Calder (1926–31), 1943Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Trapeze act with Monsieur Loyal from Cirque Calder (1926–31), 1943
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Horse (1943)
Horse from the Equestrian act from Cirque Calder (1926–31), 1943Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Horse from the Equestrian act from Cirque Calder (1926–31), 1943
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Cow (1943)
Cow from the Sideshow act from Cirque Calder (1926–31), 1943Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Cow from the Sideshow act from Cirque Calder (1926–31), 1943
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Pegasus (1943)
Pegasus, Negress, and Dog from Cirque Calder (1926–31), 1943Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Pegasus, Negress, and Dog from Cirque Calder (1926–31), 1943
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Calder jewelry (c. 1930–40) (1943)
Calder jewelry (c. 1930–40), 1943Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Calder jewelry (c. 1930–40), 1943
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Calder jewelry (c. 1930–40) (1943)
Calder jewelry (c. 1930–40), 1943Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Calder jewelry (c. 1930–40), 1943
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Galloping Horse (1943)
Galloping Horse (1926), 1943Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Galloping Horse (1926), 1943
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Galloping Horse (1943)
Galloping Horse (1926), 1943Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Galloping Horse (1926), 1943
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Galloping Horse (1943)
Galloping Horse (1926), 1943Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Galloping Horse (1926), 1943
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Galloping Horse (1943)
Galloping Horse (1926), 1943Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Galloping Horse (1926), 1943
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Galloping Horse (1943)
Galloping Horse (1926), 1943Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Galloping Horse (1926), 1943
Photograph by Herbert Matter
The Circle (1943)
The Circle (1934), 1943Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
The Circle (1934), 1943
Photograph by Herbert Matter
The White Frame (1943)
The White Frame (1934) set in motionPhotograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
The White Frame (1934) set in motion
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Hourglass (1943)
Hourglass (1941), 1943Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Hourglass (1941), 1943
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Morning Star (1943)
Morning Star (1943), Roxbury, 1943Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Morning Star (1943), Roxbury, 1943
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Uncomfortable Face (1928) (1943)
Uncomfortable Face (1928), 1943Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Uncomfortable Face (1928), 1943
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Black Thing (1941) (1943)
Black Thing (1941), 1943Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Black Thing (1941), 1943
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Calder at Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions (1943)
Calder with Red Post Black Leaves (1941) at Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1943. Red Panel (1936) is in the background.Photograph by Arnold Newman © Arnold Newman
Calder with Red Post Black Leaves (1941) at Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1943. Red Panel (1936) is in the background.
Photograph by Arnold Newman
Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions (1943)
Installation photograph, Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1943Photograph by Soichi Sunami © Museum of Modern Art, Soichi Sunami
Installation photograph, Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1943
Photograph by Soichi Sunami
Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions (1943)
Installation photograph, Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1943Photograph by Soichi Sunami © Museum of Modern Art, Soichi Sunami
Installation photograph, Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1943
Photograph by Soichi Sunami
Praying Mantis (1943)
Photograph of Praying Mantis (1936) for Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1943Photograph by Soichi Sunami © Museum of Modern Art, Soichi Sunami
Photograph of Praying Mantis (1936) for Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1943
Photograph by Soichi Sunami
Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions (1943)
Installation photograph, Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1943Photograph by Soichi Sunami © Museum of Modern Art, Soichi Sunami
Installation photograph, Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1943
Photograph by Soichi Sunami
Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions (1943)
Untitled (1934), Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1943Photograph by Soichi Sunami © Museum of Modern Art, Soichi Sunami
Untitled (1934), Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1943
Photograph by Soichi Sunami
Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions (1943)
Installation photograph, Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1943Photograph by Soichi Sunami © Museum of Modern Art, Soichi Sunami
Installation photograph, Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1943
Photograph by Soichi Sunami
Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions (1943)
Installation photograph, Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1943Photograph by Soichi Sunami © Museum of Modern Art, Soichi Sunami
Installation photograph, Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1943
Photograph by Soichi Sunami
Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions (1943)
Installation photograph, Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1943Photograph by Soichi Sunami © Museum of Modern Art, Soichi Sunami
Installation photograph, Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1943
Photograph by Soichi Sunami
Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions (1943)
Installation photograph, Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1943Photograph by Soichi Sunami © Museum of Modern Art, Soichi Sunami
Installation photograph, Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1943
Photograph by Soichi Sunami
Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions (1943)
Installation photograph, Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1943Photograph by Soichi Sunami © Museum of Modern Art, Soichi Sunami
Installation photograph, Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1943
Photograph by Soichi Sunami
Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions (1943)
Installation photograph, Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1943Photograph by Soichi Sunami © Museum of Modern Art, Soichi Sunami
Installation photograph, Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1943
Photograph by Soichi Sunami
Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions (1943)
Opening for Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, September 1943. From left to right: Herbert Matter, Marianne Moore, Fernand Léger, Martha Graham, and Calder.Photograph © The Museum of Modern Art / Licensed by SCALA
Opening for Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, September 1943. From left to right: Herbert Matter, Marianne Moore, Fernand Léger, Martha Graham, and Calder.
Arts in Therapy (1943)
Photo collage of Calder inside toy car (c. 1940), Arts in Therapy, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1943Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Photo collage of Calder inside toy car (c. 1940), Arts in Therapy, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1943
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Eucalyptus (1943)
Calder with Eucalyptus (1940) at Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1943Photograph by Arnold Newman © Arnold Newman
Calder with Eucalyptus (1940) at Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1943
Photograph by Arnold Newman
Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions (1943)
Installation photograph, Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1943Photograph by Soichi Sunami © Museum of Modern Art, Soichi Sunam
Installation photograph, Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1943
Photograph by Soichi Sunami
Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions (1943)
Installation photograph, Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1943Photograph by Soichi Sunami © Museum of Modern Art, Soichi Sunam
Installation photograph, Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1943
Photograph by Soichi Sunami
Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions (1943)
Installation photograph, Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1943Photograph by Soichi Sunami © Museum of Modern Art, Soichi Sunam
Installation photograph, Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1943
Photograph by Soichi Sunami
Opening for Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions, The Museum of Modern Art, New York (1943)
Opening for Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, September 1943. From left to right: Yves Tanguy, James Johnson Sweeney, Calder, and Peter Blume.Photograph by Newspictures
Opening for Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, September 1943. From left to right: Yves Tanguy, James Johnson Sweeney, Calder, and Peter Blume.Photograph by Newspictures
Calder, Roxbury studio (1944)
Calder, Roxbury studio, 1944Photograph by Eric Schaal © Life Magazine
Calder, Roxbury studio, 1944
Photograph by Eric Schaal
Calder with daughters Mary and Sandra Calder (1944)
Calder with daughters Mary and Sandra Calder, New York, 1944Photograph by Genevieve Naylor
Calder with daughters Mary and Sandra Calder, New York, 1944Photograph by Genevieve Naylor
Calder with Red Disc and Gong (1944)
Calder with Red Disc and Gong (1940) and Untitled (c. 1940), Roxbury studio, 1944Photograph by Eric Schaal © Life Magazine
Calder with Red Disc and Gong (1940) and Untitled (c. 1940), Roxbury studio, 1944
Photograph by Eric Schaal
Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions (1943)
Installation photograph, Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1943Photograph by Soichi Sunami © Museum of Modern Art, Soichi Sunami
Installation photograph, Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1943
Photograph by Soichi Sunami
Man-Eater with Pennants (c. 1948)
Man-Eater with Pennants (1945), The Museum of Modern Art, New York, c. 1948
Man-Eater with Pennants (1945), The Museum of Modern Art, New York, c. 1948