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Twenty Leaves and an Apple , 1946

Work

Twenty Leaves and an Apple

Date 1946
Media
Sheet metal, piano wire, and paint
Dimensions
approx. 4' × 12'
Collection
Cincinnati Art Museum, Ohio; Gift of Thomas Emery’s Sons, Inc., 1965
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Archive
Works / Hanging Mobile 176
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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.