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The Crab, 1962

Work

The Crab

Date 1962
Media
Sheet metal, bolts, and paint
Dimensions
10' × 20' × 10'
Collection
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Museum purchase (no. 62.11)
Monumental Sculpture, Stabile
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Historical Photos  1
Calder’s Universe (1976)
Opening reception for Calder's Universe, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, 1976Photograph by Waintrob-Budd
Opening reception for Calder’s Universe, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, 1976Photograph by Waintrob-Budd
Related exhibitions  2
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
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
Related works  1
The Crab (maquette) (1961)
The Crab (maquette), 1961
Archive
Works / Monumental Sculpture 217
Discontinuous (1962)
Discontinuous, 1962
Rouge triomphant (1963)
Rouge triomphant, 1963
Untitled (1963)
Untitled, 1963
Polygons on Triangles (1963)
Polygons on Triangles, 1963
Works / Stabile 251
Untitled (maquette) (c. 1963)
Untitled (maquette), c. 1963
Polygons on Triangles (maquette) (c. 1963)
Polygons on Triangles (maquette), c. 1963
Tamanoir (maquette) (c. 1963)
Tamanoir (maquette), c. 1963
Tamanoir (1963)
Tamanoir, 1963
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.