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Necklace, c. 1941

Work

Necklace

Date c. 1941
Media
Silver wire, cord, and ribbon
Dimensions
loop: 15 3⁄4"; element length: 5 1⁄4"
Collection
Calder Foundation, New York
Jewelry
Related exhibitions  1
The Museum of Modern Art, New York (1943)

The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions. 29 September 1943–16 January 1944.

Solo Exhibition
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Works / Jewelry 123
Brooch (c. 1941)
Brooch, c. 1941
Necklace (c. 1942)
Necklace, c. 1942
CALDER A BELЖA CHAGALL (c. 1942)
CALDER A BELЖA CHAGALL, c. 1942
Necklace (c. 1942)
Necklace, c. 1942
Related Timeline
1937–1945
1937–1945 Public Commissions and the War

In 1937, Calder completed Devil Fish, his first stabile enlarged from a model. He received two important commissions: Mercury Fountain (1937) and Lobster Trap and Fish Tail (1939). His first retrospective was held in 1938 at the George Walter Vincent Smith Gallery in Springfield, Massachusetts, followed by another in 1943 at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.