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Ring, c. 1938

Work

Ring

Date c. 1938
Media
Brass wire and ceramic
Dimensions
1 1⁄4" × 1 1⁄4" × 1 1⁄4"
Collection
Calder Foundation, New York
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
Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome (2009)

Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome. Calder: Sculptor of Air. 23 October 2009–14 February 2010.

Solo Exhibition
Museo Jumex, Mexico City (2015)

Museo Jumex, Mexico City. Calder: Discipline of the Dance. 21 March–28 June 2015.

Solo Exhibition
Archive
Works / Jewelry 123
Ring (c. 1938)
Ring, c. 1938
Bracelet (c. 1938)
Bracelet, c. 1938
LJC medallion (c. 1938)
LJC medallion, c. 1938
Brooch (1939)
Brooch, 1939
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.