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Calder #1, c. 1949

Work

Calder #1

Date c. 1949
Media
Silkscreen on rayon and fiberglass, plain weave with irregular, uncut looping
Dimensions
33 1⁄4" × 49 1⁄8"
Household Object, Unusual Project
Related exhibitions  2
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (1976)

Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. Calder’s Universe. 14 October 1976–6 February 1977.

Solo Exhibition
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne (2019)

National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. Alexander Calder: Radical Inventor. 5 April–4 August 2019. Originated from Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.

Solo Exhibition
Archive
Works / Household Object 55
Splotchy (1949)
Splotchy, 1949
Hand mirror (1949)
Hand mirror, 1949
Toilet paper holder (1949)
Toilet paper holder, 1949
Ashtray (c. 1950)
Ashtray, c. 1950
Works / Unusual Project 25
Acoustic Ceiling (1954)
Acoustic Ceiling, 1954
Water Ballet (1956)
Water Ballet, 1956
Work in Progress (1968)
Work in Progress, 1968
New Mobilization Button (1969)
New Mobilization Button, 1969
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.