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Finny Fish, 1948

Work

Finny Fish

Date 1948
Media
Rod, wire, glass, sheet metal, brass, sardine can key, string, and paint
Dimensions
21" × 61"
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, 1996
Fish, Hanging Mobile
Related exhibitions  1
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. (1998)

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Alexander Calder: 1898–1976. 29 March–12 July 1998.

Solo Exhibition
Selected films  1
Works of Calder
Works of Calder 1950Directed and cinematography by Herbert Matter
Archive
Works / Fish 12
Roxbury Fish (c. 1948)
Roxbury Fish, c. 1948
The Curt Valentin Fish (c. 1950)
The Curt Valentin Fish, c. 1950
Fish (1951)
Fish, 1951
Fish (c. 1952)
Fish, c. 1952
Works / Hanging Mobile 167
Dispersed Objects with Brass Gong (1948)
Dispersed Objects with Brass Gong, 1948
Triple Gong (c. 1948)
Triple Gong, c. 1948
International Mobile (1949)
International Mobile, 1949
The Blériot (1949)
The Blériot, 1949
Related Timeline
1946–1952
1946–1952 International Distinction

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.