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Sandy’s Butterfly, 1964

Work

Sandy’s Butterfly

Date 1964
Media
Sheet metal, rod, bolts, and paint
Dimensions
12'8" × 9'2" × 8'7"
Collection
The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Gift of the Artist
Monumental Sculpture, Sound-making Work, Standing Mobile
Historical Photos  1
Alexander Calder: A Retrospective Exhibition (1964)
Installation photograph, Alexander Calder: A Retrospective Exhibition, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 1964Photograph by Robert Mates © The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
Installation photograph, Alexander Calder: A Retrospective Exhibition, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 1964
Photograph by Robert Mates
Related exhibitions  2
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
The Museum of Modern Art, New York (2021)

The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Alexander Calder: Modern from the Start. 14 March 2021–15 January 2022.

Solo Exhibition
Archive
Works / Monumental Sculpture 217
Five Rudders (1964)
Five Rudders, 1964
Toile d’araignée (1965)
Toile d'araignée, 1965
Deux Discs (1965)
Deux Discs, 1965
La Grande voile (intermediate maquette) (1965)
La Grande voile (intermediate maquette), 1965
Works / Sound-making Work 38
Crinkly (1970)
Crinkly, 1970
Chef d’orchestre (1964)
Chef d'orchestre, 1964
The Whirling Ear (1958)
The Whirling Ear, 1958
Water Ballet (1956)
Water Ballet, 1956
Works / Standing Mobile 269
Untitled (c. 1965)
Untitled, c. 1965
Brasilia (1965)
Brasilia, 1965
3 flèches blanches (1965)
3 flèches blanches, 1965
The Tree (1966)
The Tree, 1966