Illustration of Thirty-Two Discs (1951), Alexander Calder: Gongs and Towers, Curt Valentin Gallery, New York, 1952Calder Foundation, New York; Gift of Andréa Davidson, Shawn Davidson, Alexander S. C. Rower & Holton Rower, 2013
Calder had a major show in 1946 at Galerie Louis Carré in Paris for which Jean-Paul Sartre wrote a seminal essay. He designed sets and costumes for a number of theatrical performances and designed a huge acoustic ceiling for the Aula Magna auditorium at Universidad Central de Venezuela. In 1952, Calder represented the United States at the Venice Biennale, winning the grand prize for sculpture.
