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Fish brooch, 1952

Work

Fish brooch

Date 1952
Media
Gold and steel wire
Dimensions
¾” × 4 ⅝"
Collection
Calder Foundation, New York; Gift of Sandra Calder Davidson, 2021
Jewelry
Archive
Works / Jewelry 127
Necklace for Nucléa (1952)
Necklace for Nucléa, 1952
Brooch (1953)
Brooch, 1953
Mortar and pestle brooch (c. 1955)
Mortar and pestle brooch, c. 1955
Wedding ring (1955)
Wedding ring, 1955
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.