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Flamingo, 1973

Work

Flamingo

Date 1973
Media
Sheet metal and paint
Dimensions
53' × 60' × 24'
Collection
General Services Administration
Monumental Sculpture, Stabile
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Historical Photos  1
Flamingo (1973)
Flamingo (1973), Chicago, c. 1973
Flamingo (1973), Chicago, c. 1973
Related works  2
Flamingo (maquette) (1972)
Flamingo (maquette), 1972
Flamingo (1:5 intermediate maquette) (1973)
Flamingo (1:5 intermediate maquette), 1973
Archive
Works / Monumental Sculpture 217
Four Arches (1973)
Four Arches, 1973
Untitled (1973)
Untitled, 1973
Crinkly with a Red Disc (1973)
Crinkly with a Red Disc, 1973
Five Empties (1973)
Five Empties, 1973
Works / Stabile 251
Untitled (maquette) (c. 1974)
Untitled (maquette), c. 1974
Flying Dragon (maquette) (c. 1974)
Flying Dragon (maquette), c. 1974
Black Flag (1974)
Black Flag, 1974
Cheval rouge (1974)
Cheval rouge, 1974
Related Timeline
1963–1976
1963–1976 Monumental Works

In 1963, Calder completed construction of a large studio overlooking the Indre Valley. With the assistance of a full-scale, industrial ironworks, he began to fabricate his monumental works in France and devoted much of his later working years to public commissions. Calder died in New York in 1976 at the age of seventy-eight.