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The Lace on the Edge of Your Panties, 1947

Work

The Lace on the Edge of Your Panties

Date 1947
Media
Sheet metal, wire, and paint
Dimensions
13" × 75" × 18 1⁄2"
Collection
Calder Foundation, New York
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
Archive
Works / Hanging Mobile 167
Polygones noirs (1947)
Polygones noirs, 1947
Black Lace (c. 1947)
Black Lace, c. 1947
Untitled (1947)
Untitled, 1947
1 Red, 4 Black plus X White (1947)
1 Red, 4 Black plus X White, 1947
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.