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Constellation, 1943

Work

Constellation

Date 1943
Media
Wood, wire, and paint
Dimensions
48 1⁄2" × 43 1⁄2" × 9 3⁄4"
Collection
The Doris and Donald Fisher Collection at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Constellation, Wall Sculpture
Related exhibitions  1
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (1976)

Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. Calder’s Universe. 14 October 1976–6 February 1977.

Solo Exhibition
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Works / Constellation 41
Constellation with Bottles (1943)
Constellation with Bottles, 1943
Constellation (1943)
Constellation, 1943
Untitled (1943)
Untitled, 1943
Mobile Constellation (c. 1943)
Mobile Constellation, c. 1943
Works / Wall Sculpture 40
Wall Constellation with Red Object (1943)
Wall Constellation with Red Object, 1943
Constellation (1943)
Constellation, 1943
Wall Constellation with Row of Objects (1943)
Wall Constellation with Row of Objects, 1943
Black Constellation (1943)
Black Constellation, 1943
Related Timeline
1937–1945
1937–1945 Public Commissions and the War

In 1937, Calder completed Devil Fish, his first stabile enlarged from a model. He received two important commissions: Mercury Fountain (1937) and Lobster Trap and Fish Tail (1939). His first retrospective was held in 1938 at the George Walter Vincent Smith Gallery in Springfield, Massachusetts, followed by another in 1943 at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.