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Figa fork, c. 1948

Work

Figa fork

Date c. 1948
Media
Silver wire
Dimensions
12 1⁄4" × 2 3⁄4" × 1⁄2"
Collection
Calder Foundation, New York
Household Object
Historical Photos  1
Forks (1950)
Forks, spoons, baby food pusher, milk skimmer, roasting pan and lid, and colander (c. 1935–48), Roxbury house kitchen, 1950Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Forks, spoons, baby food pusher, milk skimmer, roasting pan and lid, and colander (c. 1935–48), Roxbury house kitchen, 1950
Photograph by Herbert Matter
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
Hauser & Wirth, Somerset (2018)

Hauser & Wirth, Somerset, England. Calder: From the Stony River to the Sky. 26 May 2018–9 September 2018.

Solo Exhibition
Archive
Works / Household Object 55
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Calder #1 (c. 1949)
Calder #1, c. 1949
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.