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Boomerang, c. 1972

Work

Boomerang

Date c. 1972
Media
Wool and canvas
Dimensions
69 3⁄4" × 38 1⁄2"
Collection
Calder Foundation, New York
Household Object, Rug / Tapestry
Historical Photos  1
Louisa Calder in the new Saché house (1976)

Louisa Calder, Le Carroi house, Saché, 1976

Photograph by Pedro Guerrero © Pedro Guerrero

Louisa Calder, Le Carroi house, Saché, 1976

Photograph by Pedro Guerrero
Related exhibitions  1
Palazzo a Vela, Turin, Italy (1983)

Palazzo a Vela, Turin, Italy. Calder: Mostra retrospettiva. 2 July–25 September 1983.

Solo Exhibition
Archive
Works / Household Object 55
Bird cigarette holder (1928)
Bird cigarette holder, 1928
Cat lamp (maquette)(1928)
Cat lamp (maquette), 1928
The Elephant Hunter’s Chair (maquette) (1928)
The Elephant Hunter's Chair (maquette), 1928
Baby rattle (c. 1935)
Baby rattle, c. 1935
Works / Rug / Tapestry 14
Beaucoup de soucoupes volantes (c. 1973)
Beaucoup de soucoupes volantes, c. 1973
Spirals and Stars (c. 1974)
Spirals and Stars, c. 1974
Dirty Blues (c. 1971)
Dirty Blues, c. 1971
Glacier with Colored Petals (1971)
Glacier with Colored Petals, 1971
Related Timeline
1963–1976
1963–1976 Monumental Works

In 1963, Calder completed construction of a large studio overlooking the Indre Valley. With the assistance of a full-scale, industrial ironworks, he began to fabricate his monumental works in France and devoted much of his later working years to public commissions. Calder died in New York in 1976 at the age of seventy-eight.