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Samba rattle, c. 1948

Work

Samba rattle

Date c. 1948
Media
Tin can, pebbles, and wood
Dimensions
18 5⁄8" × 3 1⁄2" × 3"
Collection
Calder Foundation, New York
Household Object, Sound-making Work
Archive
Works / Household Object 55
Tray (1948)
Tray, 1948
Noisemaker (c. 1948)
Noisemaker, c. 1948
Figa fork (c. 1948)
Figa fork, c. 1948
Calder #1 (c. 1949)
Calder #1, c. 1949
Works / Sound-making Work 38
Bracelet (c. 1948)
Bracelet, c. 1948
Red Gongs (1951)
Red Gongs, 1951
Triple Gong (1951)
Triple Gong, 1951
Streetcar (1951)
Streetcar, 1951
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.