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The Jealous Husband, c. 1940

Work

The Jealous Husband

Date c. 1940
Media
Brass wire
Dimensions
14" × 16"
Collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Muriel Kallis Steinberg Newman Collection; Gift of Muriel Kallis Newman, 2006 (no. 2006.32.6)
Jewelry
Historical Photos  4
Drawing for The Jealous Husband (c. 1940)
Drawing for The Jealous Husband, c. 1940Calder Foundation, New York; Mary Calder Rower Bequest, 2011
Drawing for The Jealous Husband, c. 1940
Calder Foundation, New York
Calder Jewelry (1940)
Installation photograph, Calder Jewelry, Willard Gallery, New York, 1940Photograph by Fred Hamilton
Installation photograph, Calder Jewelry, Willard Gallery, New York, 1940Photograph by Fred Hamilton
Willard Gallery, New York (1940)
Installation photograph, Calder Jewelry, Willard Gallery, New York, 1940
Installation photograph, Calder Jewelry, Willard Gallery, New York, 1940
Anjelica Huston wearing The Jealous Husband (1976)
Anjelica Huston wearing The Jealous Husband (c. 1940), 1976Photograph by Evelyn Hofer © Evelyn Hofer, New York
Anjelica Huston wearing The Jealous Husband (c. 1940), 1976
Photograph by Evelyn Hofer
Related exhibitions  3
Willard Gallery, New York (1940)

Willard Gallery, New York. Calder Jewelry. 3–25 December 1940.

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
Necklace (c. 1940)
Necklace, c. 1940
Chainmail necklace (c. 1940)
Chainmail necklace, c. 1940
Necklace (c. 1940)
Necklace, c. 1940
Necklace (c. 1940)
Necklace, c. 1940
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.