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See highlights from 1963–1976 on the timeline Monumental Works
1963
The Milk Train Doesn’t Stop Here Anymore (1963). Written by Tennessee Williams; mobile prop by Calder; directed by Herbert Machiz.
Theatrical PerformanceArt Institute of Chicago. 66th American Exhibition: Directions in Contemporary Painting and Sculpture. 11 January–10 February 1963.
Group ExhibitionFrank Perls Gallery, Beverly Hills. Calder: Mobiles, Stabiles and Gouaches. 13 March–12 April 1963.
Solo ExhibitionPerls Galleries, New York. Alexander Calder: 1963. 19 March–27 April 1963.
Solo ExhibitionGalerie Alex Vömel, Düsseldorf. Gouachen von Calder. May–June 1963.
Solo ExhibitionGalerie d’Art Moderne Marie-Suzanne Feigel, Basel. Arp/Calder/Marini. 11 May–30 September 1963.
Group ExhibitionWadsworth Atheneum, Hartford. 11 New England Sculptors. 18 July–15 September 1963.
Group ExhibitionPhiladelphia Museum of Art. Philadelphia Collects 20th Century. 3 October–17 November 1963.
Group ExhibitionMarlborough-Gerson Gallery, New York. Artists and Maecenas: A Tribute to Curt Valentin. November–December 1963.
Group ExhibitionGalerie Françoise Mayer, Brussels. 18 November 1963.
Solo ExhibitionGalerie Maeght, Paris. Alexander Calder: Stabiles. 22 November 1963.
Solo ExhibitionLa Provocation (1963). Choreographed by Pierre Halet; sets and costumes designed by Calder; music by Jean Ferrat; produced by Gabriel Monnet.
Theatrical Performance1964
Washington Gallery of Modern Art, Washington, D.C. Treasures of 20th Century Art from The Maremont Collection. 1 April–3 May 1964.
Group ExhibitionGalleria del Naviglio, Milan. Alexander Calder: Gouaches 1963–1964. 25 May–5 June 1964.
Solo ExhibitionAlte Galerie, Kassel, Germany. Documenta III: Malerei und Skulptur. 27 June–5 October 1964.
Group ExhibitionGalleria Cavallino, Venice. Alexander Calder: Gouaches 1963–64. 13–31 July 1964. Originated from the Galleria del Naviglio, Milan.
Solo ExhibitionPerls Galleries, New York. Calder: Circus Ink Drawings 1931–1932. 13 October–14 November 1964.
Solo ExhibitionGrosvenor Gallery, London. Miró: Graphics, Calder: Mobiles, Ch’i Pai-shih: Paintings. 28 October–20 November 1964.
Group ExhibitionSolomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York. Alexander Calder: A Retrospective Exhibition. 6 November 1964–31 January 1965.
Solo ExhibitionThe Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Alexander Calder: Circus Drawings, Wire Sculpture and Toys. 24 November–13 December 1964.
Solo ExhibitionTate Gallery, London. The Peggy Guggenheim Collection. 31 December 1964–7 February 1965.
Group Exhibition1965
Makler Gallery, Philadelphia. January 1965.
Solo ExhibitionEppur Si Muove (1965). Choreographed by Joseph Lazzini; sets designed by Calder; music by Francis Miroglio.
Theatrical PerformanceWashington University Art Gallery, St. Louis. Alexander Calder: A Retrospective Exhibition. 21 February–26 March 1965. Originated from the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York.
Solo ExhibitionMilwaukee Art Center, Wisconsin. Alexander Calder: A Retrospective Exhibition. 25 February–28 March 1965. Originated from the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York.
Solo ExhibitionDes Moines Art Center, Iowa. Alexander Calder: A Retrospective Exhibition. 28 April–30 May 1965. Originated from the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York.
Solo ExhibitionArt Gallery of Toronto. Mobiles and Stabiles by Calder, the Man Who Made Sculpture Move. 1–30 May 1965. Originated from the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York.
Solo ExhibitionBrook Street Gallery, London. Vasarely / Calder. July–September 1965.
Group ExhibitionMusée National d’Art Moderne, Paris. Calder. 8 July–15 October 1965. Originated from the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York.
Solo ExhibitionThe Museum of Modern Art, New York. Recent Acquisitions: Kay Sage Tanguy Bequest. 9 September–14 December 1965.
Group ExhibitionCharles E. Slatkin Galleries, New York. Contemporary French Tapestries. 20 September–20 October 1965.
Group ExhibitionMuseum of Contemporary Crafts, New York. The Art of Personal Adornment. 24 September–7 November 1965.
Group ExhibitionLaing Galleries, Toronto. 12 Calder Gouaches. 25 September–16 October 1965.
Solo ExhibitionLincoln Center Plaza, New York. Le Guichet. 15 November 1965.
Installation / Dedication Ceremony1966
Perls Galleries, New York. Alexander Calder–Recent Gouaches, Mobiles, Stabiles. 8 February–12 March 1966.
Solo ExhibitionGalerie Maeght, Paris. Calder: Gouaches et Totems. 18 February 1966.
Solo ExhibitionHayden Library, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge. April 1966.
Solo ExhibitionRichard Gray Gallery, Chicago. Alexander Calder. 29 April–29 May 1966.
Solo ExhibitionUnited States Mission, United Nations, New York. Object in Five Planes. c. May 1966.
Installation / Dedication CeremonyMassachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge. May 1966.
Solo ExhibitionMcDermott Court, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge. La Grande voile. 7 May 1966.
Installation / Dedication CeremonyGalerie Jan Krugier & Cie, Geneva. Alexander Calder. 9 June–30 July 1966.
Solo ExhibitionHarvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Honorary Doctorate of Arts. 16 June 1966.
Award CeremonyBerkshire Museum, Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Mobiles by Alexander Calder. 2–31 July 1966.
Solo ExhibitionInstitute of Contemporary Arts, London. Calder–The Painter. 29 September–29 October 1966.
Solo ExhibitionFirst City National Bank, Houston. Five Sculptors. 3–28 October 1966.
Group ExhibitionJames Goodman Gallery, Buffalo, New York. Calder. 8–29 October 1966.
Solo ExhibitionCentre Culturel Municipal de Toulouse, France. Calder (Le Mois USA). 26 October–28 November 1966.
Solo ExhibitionDonald Morris Gallery, Detroit. Alexander Calder. 13 November–10 December 1966. Originated from the James Goodman Gallery, Buffalo, New York.
Solo ExhibitionPerls Galleries, New York. Calder: Jewelry. 15 November–17 December 1966.
Solo ExhibitionGalerie Françoise Mayer, Brussels. Totems, mobiles et gouaches récentes. 19 November–17 December 1966.
Solo Exhibition1967
Obelisk Gallery, Boston. Alexander Calder: Gouaches, Mobiles. 17 January–4 February 1967.
Solo ExhibitionThe Museum of Modern Art, New York. Calder: 19 Gifts from the Artist. 1 February–5 April 1967.
Solo ExhibitionOpenluchtmuseum voor beeldhouwkunst Middelheim, Antwerp. Totems et Gouaches. 10 February–5 March 1967.
Solo ExhibitionCalder Piece (1967). Written by Earle Brown; Chef d’orchestre conducting instrument by Calder; music commissioned and performed by Diego Masson and his orchestra. Performed at Théâtre de l’Atelier, Paris.
Theatrical PerformanceThe Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. Recent Stabiles by Alexander Calder. 8 April–30 May 1967.
Solo ExhibitionArco d’Alibert, Studio d’Arte, Rome. Calder. 21 April–28 May 1967.
Solo ExhibitionUniversal and International Exposition (Expo ’67), Montreal. Man. 28 April–27 October 1967.
Installation / Dedication CeremonyAkademie der Künste, Berlin. Alexander Calder. 21 May–16 July 1967.
Solo ExhibitionHeath Gallery, Inc., Atlanta. Alexander Calder: Gouaches, Mobiles, Stabiles. 8 June 1967.
Solo ExhibitionMuseo d’Arte Moderno, Havana, Cuba. Salon de Mayo. July 1967.
Group ExhibitionEdgardo Acosta Gallery, Ltd., Beverly Hills. Twenty Gouaches by Calder: Dating from 1950 through June 1967, in Honor of his Sixty-Ninth Birthday. 15 August–7 September 1967.
Solo ExhibitionNew York Cultural Showcase Festival, New York. Sculpture in Environment. 1–31 October 1967.
Group ExhibitionPerls Galleries, New York. Calder: Early Work–Rediscovered. 14 November–23 December 1967.
Solo ExhibitionMartha Jackson Gallery, New York. Treasures from Inventory II: A Christmas Show of Small Works for Collectors. 21 November–23 December 1967.
Group Exhibition1968
Aztec Stadium, Mexico City. El Sol Rojo. 1968.
Installation / Dedication CeremonyWork in Progress (1968). Ballet originated by Calder; sets and costumes designed by Calder; electronic music by Niccolò Castiglioni, Aldo Clementi, and Bruno Maderna. Performed at Teatro dell’Opera, Rome.
Theatrical PerformanceMaison de la Culture, Bourges, France. Calder: Mobiles, Stabiles, Sculptures, Gouaches. 9 March–13 May 1968.
Solo ExhibitionDayton’s Gallery 12, Minneapolis. Calder. 17 April–11 May 1968.
Solo ExhibitionGraphisches Kabinett Karl Vonderbank, Frankfurt. Graphik von Appel, Calder, Dubuffet, Grieshaber, Schulze, Zadkin u.a. June 1968.
Group ExhibitionKiko Galleries, Houston. Calder. Fall 1968.
Solo ExhibitionMusée des Augustins, Toulouse, France. Calder: Mobiles, Stabiles, Sculptures, Gouaches. September 1968. Originated from Maison de la Culture, Bourges, France.
Solo ExhibitionGalerie Maeght, Paris. Flèches. 10 October–November 1968.
Solo ExhibitionPerls Galleries, New York. Calder / Space: Drawings 1930–1932; Gouaches 1967–1968. 15 October–9 November 1968.
Solo ExhibitionThe Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Machine as Seen at the End of the Mechanical Age. 25 November 1968–9 February 1969.
Group Exhibition1969
Donald Morris Gallery, Detroit. Calder Gouaches. 14 January–1 February 1969.
Solo ExhibitionSolomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York. Works from the Peggy Guggenheim Foundation. 15 January–23 March 1969.
Group ExhibitionGimpel Fils, London. Alexander Calder: Standing Mobiles, 1968. 18 February–15 March 1969.
Solo ExhibitionAteneumin Taidemuseo, Helsinki. Ars 69 Helsinki. 8 March–13 April 1969.
Group ExhibitionFondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France. Calder. 2 April–31 May 1969.
Solo ExhibitionManitou Gallery, Grand Valley State College, Allendale, Michigan. Calder. 4 May–15 June 1969.
Solo ExhibitionGrand Rapids Art Museum, Michigan. Alexander Calder: Mobiles and Stabiles. 18 May–24 August 1969.
Solo ExhibitionNational Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gwenfritz. 3 June 1969.
Installation / Dedication CeremonyGrand Valley State College, Allendale, Michigan. Honorary Doctorate of Arts. 7 June 1969.
Award CeremonyVandenberg Center, Grand Rapids, Michigan. La Grande vitesse. 14 June 1969.
Installation / Dedication CeremonyLouisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebaek, Denmark. Calder. 29 June–7 September 1969. Originated from Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France.
Solo ExhibitionFundación Eugenio Mendoza, Caracas, Venezuela. Calder en Venezuela. 6 July–3 August 1969.
Solo ExhibitionStedelijk Museum, Amsterdam. Calder. 4 October–16 November 1969. Originated from Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France.
Solo ExhibitionPerls Galleries, New York. Alexander Calder: Bronze Sculptures of 1944. 7 October–8 November 1969.
Solo ExhibitionMétaboles (1969). Choreographed by Joseph Lazzini; set designed by Calder; music by Henri Dutilleux; produced by Théâtre Francais de la Danse. Performed at Odéon Theater, Paris.
Theatrical PerformanceThe Museum of Modern Art, New York. A Salute to Alexander Calder. 22 December 1969–15 February 1970.
Solo Exhibition1970
Galerie Blanche, Stockholm. Alexander Calder: Mobiler, Stabile-Mobiler, Gouacher 1961–1970. 1970.
Solo ExhibitionLong Beach Museum of Art, California. Calder Gouaches: The Art of Alexander Calder. 11 January–8 February 1970.
Solo ExhibitionHokin Gallery, Palm Beach, Florida. 15 January–7 February 1970.
Solo ExhibitionKovler Gallery, Chicago. Calder. 22 January–21 March 1970.
Solo ExhibitionFine Arts Gallery of San Diego, California. Calder Gouaches: The Art of Alexander Calder. 27 February–29 March 1970. Originated from the Long Beach Museum of Art, California.
Solo ExhibitionPhoenix Art Museum, Arizona. Calder Gouaches: The Art of Alexander Calder. 1–31 May 1970. Originated from the Long Beach Museum of Art, California.
Solo ExhibitionWhitney Museum of American Art, New York. Recent Acquisitions. 9 June–19 July 1970.
Group ExhibitionChateau de Ratilly, Nièvre, France. Calder / Bazaine. 19 June–10 September 1970.
Group ExhibitionGalerie Vömel, Düsseldorf. Calder. 1 July–31 August 1970.
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