Archive
1941
Springfield Museum of Fine Arts, Massachusetts. American Plastics 1941. 20 January–20 February 1941. Originated from Institute of Modern Art, Boston.
Group ExhibitionThe Arts and Crafts Club of New Orleans. Alexander Calder: Mobiles / Jewelry and Fernand Léger: Gouaches / Drawings. 28 March–11 April 1941.
Group ExhibitionPierre Matisse Gallery, New York. Alexander Calder: Recent Works. 27 May–14 June 1941.
Solo ExhibitionDesign Project, Los Angeles. Calder: Mobiles, Stabiles, Jewelry / A Few Paintings by Paul Klee. 27 September–27 October 1941.
Group ExhibitionMontclair Art Museum, New Jersey. Twentieth-Century Sculpture and Constructions. 2–26 October 1941.
Group ExhibitionSan Francisco Museum of Art. Mobiles by Alexander Calder, Stabiles and Jewelry. 4–19 November 1941.
Solo ExhibitionOutlines Gallery, Pittsburgh. 16 November 1941–March 1942.
Group ExhibitionWillard Gallery, New York. Calder Jewelry. 8–25 December 1941.
Solo Exhibition1942
The Arts Club of Chicago. Nine American Artists. 3–28 February 1942.
Group ExhibitionVassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York. Joan Miró–Alexander Calder. 7–28 March 1942.
Group ExhibitionThe Museum of Modern Art, New York. A Children’s Festival of Modern Art. 11 March–10 May 1942.
Group ExhibitionHelena Rubinstein New Art Center, New York. Masters of Abstract Art. 1 April–15 May 1942.
Group ExhibitionCincinnati Art Museum. Paintings by Paul Klee and Mobiles and Stabiles by Alexander Calder. 7 April–3 May 1942.
Group ExhibitionPierre Matisse Gallery, New York. Calder: Recent Work. 19 May–12 June 1942.
Solo ExhibitionSolomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, Museum of Non-Objective Painting, New York. Fifth Anniversary Exhibition. 25 June–October 1942.
Group ExhibitionCoordinating Council of French Relief Societies, Whitelaw Reid Mansion, New York. First Papers of Surrealism. 14 October–7 November 1942.
Group ExhibitionFrance Forever, Washington, D.C. Calder. 14 October–1 November 1942.
Group ExhibitionThe Arts Club of Chicago. Installation of Red Petals. 16 October 1942.
Installation / Dedication CeremonyThe Arts Club of Chicago. Calder Drawings. 6–27 November 1942.
Solo ExhibitionWhitney Museum of American Art, New York. Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Art. 24 November 1942–6 January 1943.
Group ExhibitionWillard Gallery, New York. Calder Drawings. 1–24 December 1942. Originated from the Arts Club of Chicago.
Solo ExhibitionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Artists for Victory: An Exhibition of Contemporary American Art. 7 December 1942–22 February 1943.
Group Exhibition1943
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Arts in Therapy. 2 February–7 March 1943.
Group ExhibitionPierre Matisse Gallery, New York. Calder: Constellationes. 18 May–5 June 1943.
Solo ExhibitionAddison Gallery of American Art, Andover, Massachusetts. 17 Mobiles by Alexander Calder. 28 May–6 July 1943.
Solo ExhibitionThe Museum of Modern Art, New York. Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions. 29 September 1943–16 January 1944.
Solo ExhibitionWhitney Museum of American Art, New York. Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Art. 23 November 1943–4 January 1944.
Group ExhibitionArt of This Century, New York. Natural, Insane, Surrealist Art. 1–31 December 1943.
Group ExhibitionThe Arts Club of Chicago. Jewelry by Alexander Calder. 3–27 December 1943.
Solo Exhibition1944
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Modern Drawings. 16 February–16 April 1944.
Group ExhibitionMortimer Brandt, New York. Color and Space in Modern Art Since 1900. 19 February–18 March 1944.
Group ExhibitionFrance Forever, Washington, D.C. Calder: Paintings, Mobiles, Stabiles and Jewelry. 27 March–9 April 1944.
Solo ExhibitionThe Renaissance Society of the University of Chicago. Drawings by Contemporary Artists. 20 May–19 June 1944.
Group ExhibitionThe Museum of Modern Art, New York. Art in Progress: The Fifteenth Anniversary of the Museum of Modern Art. 23 May–7 October 1944.
Group ExhibitionThe Museum of Modern Art, New York. Hayter and Studio 17: New Directions in Gravure. 28 June–17 September 1944.
Group ExhibitionSan Francisco Museum of Art. Abstract and Surrealist Art in the United States. 6–24 September 1944.
Group ExhibitionArt Center Gallery, University of Indiana, Bloomington. Sculpture by Robert Laurent and Others. 4–31 October 1944.
Group ExhibitionBuchholz Gallery/Curt Valentin, New York. Recent Work by Alexander Calder. 28 November–23 December 1944.
Solo ExhibitionJulien Levy Gallery, New York. The Imagery of Chess: A Group Exhibition of Paintings, Sculpture, Newly Designed Chessmen, Music, and Miscellany. 12 December 1944–31 January 1945.
Group ExhibitionSan Francisco Museum of Art. Alexander Calder: Watercolors. 28 December 1944–16 January 1945.
Solo Exhibition1945
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Sculpture, Watercolors, and Drawings. 3 January–8 February 1945.
Group ExhibitionBuchholz Gallery/Curt Valentin, New York. Recent Work by American Sculptors. 6–24 February 1945.
Group ExhibitionThe Museum of Modern Art, New York. First Exhibition of the Museum Collection of Painting and Sculpture. 19 June–4 November 1945.
Group ExhibitionSanta Barbara Museum of Art, California. Contemporary Sculpture. August 1945.
Group ExhibitionBerkshire Museum, Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Painting and Sculpture by Outstanding Berkshire Artists. 3–31 August 1945.
Group ExhibitionSamuel M. Kootz Gallery, New York. Gay, Fantastic Gouaches by Calder. 10 September–6 October 1945.
Solo ExhibitionBuchholz Gallery/Curt Valentin, New York. Alexander Calder. 13 November–1 December 1945.
Solo Exhibition1946
Balloon (1946). Written by Padraic Colum; mobile set by Calder.
Theatrical PerformanceDetroit Institute of Arts, Michigan. Origins of Modern Sculpture. 22 January–3 March 1946.
Group ExhibitionCity Art Museum of St. Louis. Origins of Modern Sculpture. 30 March–1 May 1946. Originated from Detroit Institute of Arts.
Group ExhibitionClay Club Gallery, New York. Benefit: Exhibition and Sale of Sculpture to Help Raise Funds for the Sculpture Center. 15 April 1946.
Group ExhibitionArt Institute of Chicago. 57th Annual American Exhibition, Water Colors and Drawings. 6 June–18 August 1946.
Group ExhibitionThe Museum of Modern Art, New York. Modern Jewelry Design. 18 September–17 November 1946.
Group ExhibitionCincinnati Modern Art Society. 4 Modern Sculptors: Brancusi, Calder, Lipchitz, Moore. 1 October–15 November 1946.
Group ExhibitionGalerie Louis Carré, Paris. Alexander Calder: Mobiles, Stabiles, Constellations. 25 October–16 November 1946.
Solo ExhibitionArt Center Gallery, University of Indiana, Bloomington. Modern Sculpture. 12 November–10 December 1946.
Group Exhibition1947
Boyd-Britton Associates, Chicago. 1947.
Solo ExhibitionPortland Art Museum, Oregon. 7–29 January 1947.
Solo ExhibitionJohn Herron Art Institute, Indianapolis. 9 February–16 March 1947.
Group ExhibitionSan Francisco Museum of Art. Alexander Calder. 17 February–16 March 1947. Originated from Portland Art Museum, Oregon.
Solo ExhibitionMattatuck Historical Society, Waterbury, Connecticut. Alexander Calder. 10–28 March 1947.
Solo ExhibitionKunsthalle Bern, Switzerland. Calder, Léger, Bodmer, Leuppi. 4–26 May 1947.
Group ExhibitionThe Stable, New Haven, Connecticut. Alexander Calder. 26 May 1947.
Solo ExhibitionPalais des Papes, Avignon. Exposition de peintures et sculptures contemporaines. 27 June–30 September 1947.
Group ExhibitionGalerie Maeght, Paris. Exposition Internationale du Surréalisme. 7 July–30 September 1947.
Group ExhibitionStedelijk Museum, Amsterdam. Alexander Calder / Fernand Léger. 19 July–24 August 1947.
Group ExhibitionArt Center Gallery, University of Indiana, Bloomington. Sculptors’ Drawings and Small Sculptures. 17 November–25 December 1947.
Group ExhibitionBuchholz Gallery/Curt Valentin, New York. Alexander Calder. 9–27 December 1947.
Solo ExhibitionWadsworth Atheneum, Hartford. Painting Toward Architecture. 11 December 1947–3 January 1948.
Group Exhibition1948
Institute of Contemporary Arts, Washington, D.C. 1948.
Solo ExhibitionMilwaukee Art Institute, Wisconsin. Painting Toward Architecture. 7 May–6 June 1948. Originated from Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford.
Group ExhibitionGalerie Denise René, Paris. Sculptures/Peintures. 21 May–23 June 1948.
Group ExhibitionVenice. XXIV Biennale di Venezia. 6 June–30 September 1948.
Group ExhibitionCalifornia Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco. Painting Toward Architecture. 1 July–1 August 1948. Originated from Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford.
Group ExhibitionMinistério da Educação e Saúde, Rio de Janeiro. Alexander Calder. September 1948.
Solo ExhibitionMuseu de Arte, São Paulo, Brazil. Alexander Calder. October–November 1948. Originated from Ministério da Educação e Saúde, Rio de Janeiro.
Solo ExhibitionKnoedler Galleries, New York. Painting Toward Architecture. 2–20 November 1948. Originated from Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford.
Group ExhibitionGalerie d’Art Moderne, Basel. Calder, Picasso, Steinwender. December 1948–January 1949.
Group ExhibitionBuchholz Gallery/Curt Valentin, New York. Alexander Calder Recent Mobiles, 1948. 11 December 1948–3 January 1949.
Solo ExhibitionInstitute of Contemporary Art, Boston. Painting Toward Architecture. 16 December 1948–15 January 1949. Originated from Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford.
Group ExhibitionThe Institute of Contemporary Arts, London. A Comparison of Primitive and Modern: 40,000 Years of Modern Art. 20 December 1948–29 January 1949.
Group Exhibition1949
Happy As Larry (1949). Written by Donagh MacDonagh; directed by Burgess Meredith; mobile sets by Calder.
Theatrical PerformancePalazzo Strozzi, Florence. La Collezione Guggenheim. 19 February–10 March 1949.
Group ExhibitionMuseu de Arte Moderna, São Paulo, Brazil. Figurativismo ao Abstracionismo. 8–31 March 1949.
Group ExhibitionPhiladelphia Museum of Art in collaboration with Fairmount Park Art Assocation. Third International Exhibition of Sculpture. 15 May–11 September 1949.
Group ExhibitionSalon des Réalités Nouvelles, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Paris. 22 July–28 August 1949.
Group ExhibitionGiardino del Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, Venice, Italy. Mostra di Scultura Contemporanea: Presentata da Peggy Guggenheim. September 1949.
Group ExhibitionThe Museum of Modern Art, New York. Modern Art in Your Life. 5 October–4 December 1949.
Group ExhibitionMargaret Brown Gallery, Boston. Calder. 25 October–12 November 1949.
Solo ExhibitionVirginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond. Calder and Sculpture Today. 28 October–11 December 1949.
Group ExhibitionBuchholz Gallery/Curt Valentin, New York. Calder. 30 November–17 December 1949.
Solo ExhibitionMusée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris. Formes utiles, objets de notre temps. December 1949.
Group Exhibition1950
Institute of Contemporary Arts, Washington, D.C. 1950.
Solo ExhibitionJudith (1950). Performed by Martha Graham and Louisville Orchestra. Columbia Auditorium.
Theatrical PerformanceThe Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston. Painting Toward Architecture. 8 January–2 February 1950. Originated from Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford.
Group ExhibitionGalerie Denise René, Paris. Denise René présente quelques aspects de l’art d’aujourd’hui. 13 January–1 February 1950.
Group ExhibitionGalerie Denise René, Paris. Espaces Nouveaux. 1 April–1 May 1950.
Group ExhibitionMemorial Union, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Painting Toward Architecture. 23 May–14 June 1950. Originated from Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford.
Group ExhibitionGalerie Maeght, Paris. Calder: Mobiles & Stabiles. 30 June–27 July 1950.
Solo ExhibitionStedelijk Museum, Amsterdam. Alexander Calder. 6 October–15 November 1950. Originated from Galerie Maeght, Paris.
Solo Exhibition