Archive
1950
Galerie Blanche, Stockholm. Alexander Calder: Mobiles and Stabiles. December 1950. Originated from Galerie Maeght, Paris.
Solo ExhibitionNew Gallery, Charles Hayden Memorial Library, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge. Calder. 5 December 1950–14 January 1951.
Solo ExhibitionBuchholz Gallery, New York. The Heritage of Auguste Rodin, An Exhibition Assembled in Honor of the Diamond Jubilee of The Philadelphia Museum of Art. 6 December 1950–6 January 1951.
Group Exhibition1951
The Lefevre Gallery, London. Mobiles and Stabiles by Alexander Calder. January 1951. Originated from Galerie Maeght, Paris.
Solo ExhibitionStedelijk Museum, Amsterdam. Surréalisme + Abstraction / Surrealisme + Abstractie. 19 January–26 February 1951.
Group ExhibitionThe Museum of Modern Art, New York. Abstract Painting and Sculpture in America. 23 January–25 March 1951.
Group ExhibitionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The 75th Anniversary Exhibition of Painting & Sculpture by 75 Artists Associated with the Art Students League of New York. February–April 1951.
Group ExhibitionInstitute of Contemporary Arts, Washington, D.C. Sculptures by Alexander Calder. 17 April–2 June 1951.
Solo ExhibitionNeue Galerie, Vienna. Alexander Calder. 10 May–15 June 1951. Originated from Galerie Maeght, Paris.
Solo ExhibitionContemporary Arts Museum, Houston. Calder–Miró. 14 October–4 November 1951.
Group ExhibitionMuseo de Arte Moderna, São Paulo, Brazil. I Bienal do Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo. 20 October–December 1951.
Group ExhibitionPalais de Charlottenborg, Copenhagen. Klar Form. 8–26 December 1951.
Group Exhibition1952
Curt Valentin Gallery, New York. Alexander Calder: Gongs and Towers. 15 January–10 February 1952.
Solo ExhibitionAllen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, Ohio. Calder Mobiles. 15 January–5 February 1952.
Solo ExhibitionMargaret Brown Gallery, Boston. Alexander Calder: Gongs and Towers. 10–29 March 1952.
Solo ExhibitionNucléa (1952). Written by Henri Pichette; directed by Jean Vilar; sets and costumes designed by Calder; music by Maurice Jarre.
Theatrical PerformanceGalerie Maeght, Paris. Alexander Calder: Mobiles. 6–10 May 1952.
Solo ExhibitionGalerie Parnass, Wuppertal, Germany. Calder Mobile. 5–20 June 1952.
Solo ExhibitionVenice. XXVI Biennale di Venezia. 14 June–19 October 1952.
Group ExhibitionGalerie Rudolf Hoffmann, Hamburg, Germany. Alexander Calder: Mobiles–Stabiles. 28 June–15 July 1952. Originated from Galerie Parnass, Wuppertal, Germany.
Solo ExhibitionModerne Galerie Otto Stangl, Munich. Alexander Calder / Joan Miró. 18 July–28 August 1952. Originated from Galerie Parnass, Wuppertal, Germany.
Group ExhibitionOverbeckgesellschaft, Lübeck, Germany. 30 August–14 September 1952. Originated from Galerie Parnass, Wuppertal, Germany.
Solo ExhibitionWürttembergischer Kunstverein und der Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart, Germany. Mobiles. 25 September–15 October 1952. Originated from Galerie Parnass, Wuppertal, Germany.
Solo ExhibitionArt Center Gallery, University of Indiana, Bloomington. Modern Sculpture. 10 October–6 November 1952.
Group ExhibitionPhiladelphia Museum of Art and Fairmount Park Art Association. Sculpture of the Twentieth Century. 11 October–7 December 1952.
Group ExhibitionGalerie der Spiegel, Cologne. Alexander Calder–Mobile. 16 October–29 November 1952. Originated from Galerie Parnass, Wuppertal, Germany.
Solo ExhibitionGalerie la Hune, Paris. Permanence du Cirque. 18 November–9 December 1952.
Group ExhibitionGalerie Springer, Berlin. Alexander Calder: Mobile. 1 December 1952–6 January 1953. Originated from Galerie Parnass, Wuppertal, Germany.
Solo ExhibitionYale University Art Gallery, New Haven. In Memory of Katherine S. Dreier 1877–1952: Her Own Collection of Modern Art. 15 December 1952–1 February 1953.
Group Exhibition1953
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 Ceremony