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Fish, 1951

Work

Fish

Date 1951
Media
Rod, wire, glass, string, and paint
Dimensions
22" × 68"
Collection
Private Collection
Fish, Hanging Mobile
Archive
Works / Fish 12
Fish (c. 1952)
Fish, c. 1952
Glass Fish (1955)
Glass Fish, 1955
The Curt Valentin Fish (c. 1950)
The Curt Valentin Fish, c. 1950
Roxbury Fish (c. 1948)
Roxbury Fish, c. 1948
Works / Hanging Mobile 167
Triple Gong (1951)
Triple Gong, 1951
Sumac with Gong (1951)
Sumac with Gong, 1951
Streetcar (1951)
Streetcar, 1951
Demi Gondola (1951)
Demi Gondola, 1951
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.