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1953
Galerie Otto Ralfs in cooperation with the Städtisches Museum, Braunschweig, Germany. Alexander Calder USA. Mobile. 22 January–18 February 1953. Originated from Galerie Parnass, Wuppertal, Germany.
Solo ExhibitionThe Art Institute of Chicago. Sculpture of the Twentieth Century. 22 January–8 March 1953. Originated from the Philadelphia Museum of Art and Fairmount Park Art Association.
Group ExhibitionThe Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Unknown Political Prisoner. 28 January–8 February 1953.
Group ExhibitionHanna Bekker vom Rath/Frankfurter Kunstkabinett, Frankfurt am Main. Alexander Calder, Paul Fontaine, Louise Rösler. 22 February–22 March 1953. Originated from the solo exhibition at Galerie Parnass, Wuppertal, Germany.
Group ExhibitionTate Gallery, London. The Unknown Political Prisoner. 14 March–30 April 1953. Originated from the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Group ExhibitionWalker Art Center, Minneapolis. Alexander Calder Mobiles. 22 March–19 April 1953.
Solo ExhibitionKarl-Ernst-Osthaus-Museum, Hagen, Germany. Alexander Calder Mobile. 22 March–19 April 1953. Originated from Galerie Parnass, Wuppertal, Germany.
Solo ExhibitionMeta Mold Aluminum Company, Cedarburg, Wisconsin. An Exhibition of Contemporary Art Collected by American Business. April 1953.
Group ExhibitionMusée National d’Art Moderne, Paris. 12 Peintres et Sculpteurs Américains Contemporains. 24 April–7 June 1953.
Group ExhibitionThe Museum of Modern Art, New York. Sculpture of the Twentieth Century. 29 April–7 September 1953. Originated from the Philadelphia Museum of Art and Fairmount Park Art Association.
Group ExhibitionGalerie Hella Nebelung, Düsseldorf. Alexander Calder (USA) Mobile. 3–28 May 1953. Originated from Galerie Parnass, Wuppertal, Germany.
Solo ExhibitionFrank Perls Gallery, Beverly Hills. Alexander Calder Mobiles. 11 May–13 June 1953. Originated from the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis.
Solo ExhibitionMuseum am Ostwall, Dortmund, Germany. 6–30 June 1953. Originated from Galerie Parnass, Wuppertal, Germany.
Solo ExhibitionMeta Mold Aluminum Company, Cedarburg, Wisconsin. Art For Everyone. July 1953.
Group ExhibitionStudio für zeitgenössische Kunst, Kaiser Wilhelm Museum, Krefeld, Germany. Alexander Calder. Mobiles. Drahtplastiken als Mobiles. Blechplättchenspiel der Mobiles. 5–26 July 1953. Originated from Galerie Parnass, Wuppertal, Germany.
Solo ExhibitionSan Francisco Museum of Art. Mobiles by Alexander Calder. 4–27 September 1953. Originated from the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis.
Solo ExhibitionWadsworth Atheneum, Hartford. Alexander Calder: Mobiles / Naum Gabo: Kinetic Constructions and Constructions in Space. 16 October–28 November 1953.
Group ExhibitionMuseu de Arte Moderna, São Paulo, Brazil. II Bienal do Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo. 15 December 1953–28 February 1954.
Group ExhibitionCurt Valentin Gallery, New York. Sculpture and Sculptors Drawings. 22 December 1953–24 January 1954.
Group Exhibition1954
American University, Beirut. Alexander Calder. February 1954.
Solo ExhibitionKestnergesellschaft, Hanover, Germany. Alexander Calder: Stabiles, Mobiles, Gouachen. 18 March–2 May 1954.
Solo ExhibitionThe Newark Museum, New Jersey. Enjoy Modern Art I. 1 May–27 September 1954.
Group ExhibitionGalerie des Cahiers d’Art, Paris. Gouaches récentes de Calder. 5–29 May 1954.
Solo ExhibitionGalerie Rudolf Hoffmann, Hamburg, Germany. Calder. 12–30 June 1954.
Solo ExhibitionMusée National d’Art Moderne, Paris. Le Dessin Contemporain Aux États-Unis. 1 October–1 November 1954.
Group ExhibitionGalerie Maeght, Paris. Aix. Saché. Roxbury. 1953–54. 13 November–15 December 1954.
Solo ExhibitionVancouver Art Gallery. The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, A Selection from the Museum Collection. 16 November–12 December 1954.
Group ExhibitionGalerie Denise René, Paris. Premier Salon de la Sculpture Abstraite. 10 December 1954–15 January 1955.
Group Exhibition1955
The Lefevre Gallery, London. Mobiles by Calder. January 1955.
Solo ExhibitionCity Art Museum of St. Louis, Missouri. A Tribute to Curt Valentin. 14 January–14 February 1955.
Group ExhibitionJehangir Art Gallery, Bombay. 25 March 1955.
Solo ExhibitionMusée National d’Art Moderne, Paris. Modern Art in the United States. 30 March–15 May 1955.
Group ExhibitionGalerie Denise René, Paris. Le Mouvement. 6 April–15 May 1955.
Group ExhibitionGraduate School of Design, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Calder. 25 April–25 May 1955.
Solo ExhibitionCurt Valentin Gallery, New York. Alexander Calder. 17 May–4 June 1955.
Solo ExhibitionMuseum Fridericianum, Kassel, Germany. Documenta: Kunst des XX. jahrhunderts: Internationale Ausstellung. 15 July–18 September 1955.
Group ExhibitionMuseo de Bellas Artes, Caracas, Venezuela. Exposiciòn Calder. 11–25 September 1955.
Solo ExhibitionMilwaukee Art Institute, Wisconsin. Calder Mobiles and Stabiles. 9 December 1955–19 January 1956.
Solo Exhibition1956
Perls Galleries, New York. Calder. 6 February–10 March 1956.
Solo ExhibitionMemorial Union Gallery, University of Wisconsin, Madison. Calder Mobiles and Stabiles. 16 February–5 March 1956. Originated from the Milwaukee Art Institute, Wisconsin.
Solo ExhibitionGalleria dell’Obelisco, Rome. Calder. 14–31 March 1956.
Solo ExhibitionSioux City Art Center, Iowa. Calder Mobiles and Stabiles. 26 March–13 April 1956. Originated from the Milwaukee Art Institute, Wisconsin.
Solo ExhibitionGalleria d’Arte del Naviglio, Milan. Alexander Calder. 7–17 April 1956.
Solo ExhibitionGalerie Lucie Weill, Paris. Calder. 3–26 May 1956.
Solo ExhibitionBeloit College, Wisconsin. Calder Mobiles and Stabiles. 8 May–10 June 1956. Originated from the Milwaukee Art Institute, Wisconsin.
Solo ExhibitionKunstmuseum, Basel. Sammlung Richard Doetsch-Benziger. 9 June–8 July 1956.
Group ExhibitionCircolo della Cultura e delle Arti, Trieste, Italy. Calder. 23 June–7 July 1956.
Solo ExhibitionDavison Art Center, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut. 28 June–31 August 1956.
Solo ExhibitionMusée Picasso, Château Grimaldi, Antibes. Gouaches–Dessins–Mobiles de Calder. 1 August–1 October 1956.
Solo ExhibitionUniversity of Michigan Museum of Art, Alumni Memorial Hall, Ann Arbor. Calder Mobiles and Stabiles. 16 September–14 October 1956. Originated from the Milwaukee Art Institute, Wisconsin.
Solo ExhibitionThe Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston. Jewelry and Drawings by Alexander Calder. 18 October–21 November 1956.
Solo ExhibitionDepartment of Fine Arts, Northern Illinois State College, DeKalb. Calder Mobiles and Stabiles. 29 October–19 November 1956. Originated from the Milwaukee Art Institute, Wisconsin.
Solo ExhibitionSouth Bend Art Association, Indiana. Calder Mobiles and Stabiles. 30 November–25 December 1956. Originated from the Milwaukee Art Institute, Wisconsin.
Solo ExhibitionPalais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels. L’art dans les collections Universitaires Americaines. 12–30 December 1956.
Group Exhibition1957
Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence. Calder Mobiles and Stabiles. 10–30 January 1957. Originated from the Milwaukee Art Institute, Wisconsin.
Solo ExhibitionFort Wayne Art School and Museum, Indiana. Calder Mobiles and Stabiles. 10 February–3 March 1957. Originated from the Milwaukee Art Institute, Wisconsin.
Solo ExhibitionFrank Perls Gallery, Beverly Hills. Alexander Calder. 18 February–16 March 1957.
Solo ExhibitionWorld House Galleries, New York. 4 Masters Exhibition: Rodin, Brancusi, Gauguin, Calder. 28 March–20 April 1957.
Group ExhibitionKunsthalle Basel. Alexander Calder. 22 May–23 June 1957.
Solo ExhibitionStädelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt. Alexander Calder. 17 July–25 August 1957. Originated from Kunsthalle Basel, Switzerland.
Solo ExhibitionUffici Palazzo dell’arte al Parco, Milan. XI Triennale di Milano. 27 July–4 November 1957.
Group Exhibition1958
Galerie Blanche, Stockholm. Alexander Calder: Mobiles and Stabiles. 1958.
Solo ExhibitionCorcoran Gallery, Washington, D.C. Contemporary American Artists Series #27: Alexander Calder. 25 January–2 March 1958.
Solo ExhibitionGalerie Artek, Helsinki. Alexander Calder: Exposition. 29 January–2 June 1958.
Solo ExhibitionPerls Galleries, New York. Calder: Recent Works. 10 February–8 March 1958.
Solo ExhibitionBrussels Universal and International Exhibition, United States Pavilion. American Art: Four Exhibitions. 17 April–18 October 1958.
Group ExhibitionBrussels Universal and International Exhibition, Palais International des Beaux-Arts. 50 Ans d’Art Moderne. 17 April–19 October 1958.
Group ExhibitionThe Glory Folk (1958). One of four Chamber Ballets choreographed by John Butler; set includes a stabile and mobile designed by Calder; music arranged by Lucy Brown; costumes by Geoffrey Holder.
Theatrical PerformanceJohn F. Kennedy International Airport, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, New York. Flight (.125). August 1958.
Installation / Dedication CeremonyDepartment of Fine Arts, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh. The 1958 Pittsburgh Bicentennial International Exhibition of Contemporary Painting and Sculpture. 5 December 1958–8 February 1959.
Group ExhibitionUNESCO, Paris. Spirale. 23 December 1958.
Installation / Dedication Ceremony1959
Musée Galliéra, Paris. L’Age Mécanique. March–May 1959.
Group ExhibitionGalerie Maeght, Paris. Calder: Stabiles. 6 March–13 April 1959.
Solo ExhibitionGalerie des Cahiers, Paris, and U.S. Centre Culturel American. Les Années Vingt: Les Écrivains Américains à Paris et leurs Amis. 1920–1930. 11 March–25 April 1959.
Group ExhibitionStedelijk Museum, Amsterdam. Alexander Calder, Stabilen, Mobilen. 15 May–22 June 1959.
Solo ExhibitionMuseum Fridericianum, Orangerie, Bellvueschlos, Kassel, Germany. II. documenta ’59. Kunst nach 1945: Malerei, Skulptur, Druckgrafik internationale Ausstellung. 11 July–11 October 1959.
Group ExhibitionKunsthalle Hamburg, Germany. Calder: Stabiles 1957–59, Mobiles 1956–58. 18 July–30 August 1959. Originated from the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam.
Solo ExhibitionAmerican National Exhibition, Sokolniki Park, Moscow. American Painting and Sculpture 1930–1959: The Moscow Exhibition. 24 July–4 September 1959.
Group ExhibitionMuseum Haus Lange, Krefeld, Germany. Alexander Calder, Stabilen, Mobilen. 13 September–25 October 1959. Originated from the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam.
Solo ExhibitionMuseu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro. Alexander Calder: Escultura, Guache. 23 September–25 October 1959.
Solo ExhibitionWhitney Museum of American Art, New York. Painting and Sculpture from the American National Exhibition in Moscow. 28 October–15 November 1959. Originated from American National Exhibition, Sokolniki Park, Moscow.
Group ExhibitionKunsthalle Mannheim, Germany. Alexander Calder, Stabilen, Mobilen. 7 November–13 December 1959. Originated from the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam.
Solo Exhibition1960
Haus der Jugend, Wuppertal-Barmen, Germany. Alexander Calder, Stabilen, Mobilen. 10 January–21 February 1960. Originated from the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam.
Solo ExhibitionPerls Galleries, New York. Alexander Calder “1960.” 15 March–9 April 1960.
Solo ExhibitionPalais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels. Alexander Calder. 3 April–1 May 1960. Originated from the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam.
Solo ExhibitionGaleria Ambiente, São Paulo, Brazil. 9 May 1960.
Solo ExhibitionKunstgewerbemuseum, Zurich. Kinetische Kunst; Alexander Calder, Mobiles und Stabiles aus den letzten Jahren. 21 May–26 June 1960. Originated from the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam.
Solo Exhibition1961
Wilmington Society of Fine Arts, Delaware Art Center. Calder / Alexander Milne, Alexander Stirling, Alexander. 7 January–19 February 1961.
Group ExhibitionThe Museum of Modern Art, New York. The James Thrall Soby Collection. 1 February–4 March 1961.
Group ExhibitionPerls Galleries, New York. Alexander Calder / Joan Miró. 21 February–1 April 1961.
Group ExhibitionStedelijk Museum, Amsterdam. Bewogen–Beweging. 10 March–17 April 1961.
Group ExhibitionKatonah Gallery, New York. Alexander Calder. 15 October–14 November 1961.
Solo ExhibitionLincoln Gallery, London. Alexander Calder: The Gouaches. November 1961.
Solo ExhibitionJoan Peterson Gallery, Boston. Calder. 29 November–30 December 1961.
Solo Exhibition1962
Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris. Antagonismes 2: L’Objet. 1962.
Group ExhibitionThe Arts Club of Chicago. Wit and Humor. 28 February–31 March 1962.
Group ExhibitionArkansas Arts Center, Little Rock. The Works of Alexander Calder. 1 March–1 April 1962.
Solo ExhibitionPerls Galleries, New York. Alexander Calder: 1962. 20 March–21 April 1962.
Solo ExhibitionSeattle World’s Fair. American Sculpture Since the 1950s. April–October 1962.
Group ExhibitionGalerie Blanche, Stockholm. Mobiles. May–June 1962.
Solo Exhibition