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Lily, 1959

Work

Lily

Date 1959
Media
Sheet metal and paint
Dimensions
70" × 52" × 43"
Collection
Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden, University of California Los Angeles; Gift of David E. Bright, 1967
Monumental Sculpture, Stabile
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Related exhibitions  1
Arts Council of Great Britain, Tate Gallery, London (1962)

Arts Council of Great Britain, Tate Gallery, London. Alexander Calder: Sculpture–Mobiles. 4 July–12 August 1962.

Solo Exhibition
Related works  1
Button Flower (maquette) (1956)
Button Flower (maquette), 1956
Archive
Works / Monumental Sculpture 216
Black Widow (1959)
Black Widow, 1959
Sémaphores (1959)
Sémaphores, 1959
Spider (1959)
Spider, 1959
The Arches (1959)
The Arches, 1959
Works / Stabile 251
La Botte (1959)
La Botte, 1959
Untitled (maquettes for Amon Carter Museum of American Art Plaza, 1960)
Untitled (maquettes for Amon Carter Museum of American Art Plaza), 1960
The Crab (maquette) (1961)
The Crab (maquette), 1961
Cock’s Comb (1961)
Cock's Comb, 1961
Related Timeline
1953–1962
1953–1962 Large-scale Developments and Intercontinental Projects

During a yearlong stay in Aix-en-Provence, Calder executed the first group of large-scale outdoor works and concurrently concentrated on painting gouaches. In 1954–55, he visited the Middle East, India, and South America, with trips to Paris in between, resulting in an astonishing output and range of work. Toward the late 1950s, Calder turned his attention to commissions both at home and abroad.