Calder Foundation

Noisemaker

Date c. 1948
Media
Wire and sheet metal
Dimensions
19 3⁄4" × 13 1⁄4" × 5"
Collection
Calder Foundation, New York
Related exhibitions  1
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (2017)

Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. Calder: Hypermobility. 9 June–23 October 2017.

Solo Exhibition
Works / Household Object 55
Works / Sound-making Work 38
Related Timeline
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.