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Brooch, c. 1948

Work

Brooch

Date c. 1948
Media
Silver wire, citrine, amethyst, aquamarine, gold and steel wire
Dimensions
6 15⁄16" × 4 15⁄16"
Collection
Calder Foundation, New York
Jewelry
Historical Photos  1
Alexander Calder: A Retrospective Exhibition (1964)
Installation photograph, Alexander Calder: A Retrospective Exhibition, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 1964Photograph by Robert Mates © The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
Installation photograph, Alexander Calder: A Retrospective Exhibition, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 1964
Photograph by Robert Mates
Related exhibitions  4
Ministério da Educação e Saúde, Rio de Janeiro (1948)

Ministério da Educação e Saúde, Rio de Janeiro. Alexander Calder. September 1948.

Solo Exhibition
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York (1964)

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York. Alexander Calder: A Retrospective Exhibition. 6 November 1964–31 January 1965.

Solo Exhibition
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. (1998)

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Alexander Calder: 1898–1976. 29 March–12 July 1998.

Solo Exhibition
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (2008)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Calder Jewelry. 8 December 2008–1 March 2009. Originated from the Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, Florida.

Solo Exhibition
Archive
Works / Jewelry 123
I brooch (1948)
I brooch, 1948
Brooch (c. 1948)
Brooch, c. 1948
Brooch (c. 1948)
Brooch, c. 1948
Figa brooch (c. 1948)
Figa brooch, c. 1948
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.