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Reclining Bride, 1948

Work

Reclining Bride

Date 1948
Media
Silver wire, glass, and steel wire; with brass wire key
Dimensions
Pin: 7 1⁄4" × 6 1⁄2"
Key: 1 3⁄4" × 3⁄4"
Collection
Private Collection
Jewelry
Related exhibitions  3
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
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
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
Brooch (c. 1948)
Brooch, c. 1948
Brooch (c. 1948)
Brooch, c. 1948
Brooch (c. 1948)
Brooch, c. 1948
Brooch (c. 1948)
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.