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Monocle, 1947

Work

Monocle

Date 1947
Media
Sheet metal and paint
Dimensions
35 1⁄4" × 31 3⁄4" × 20"
Collection
Artizon Museum, Tokyo
Stabile
Historical Photos  3
Monocle (1947)
Monocle, Roxbury, 1947Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Monocle, Roxbury, 1947
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Monocle (1947)
Monocle, Roxbury, 1947Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Monocle, Roxbury, 1947
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Buchholz Gallery/Curt Valentin (1947)
Installation photograph, Alexander Calder, Buchholz Gallery/Curt Valentin, New York, 1947Photograph by Adolph Studly © Adolph Studly
Installation photograph, Alexander Calder, Buchholz Gallery/Curt Valentin, New York, 1947
Photograph by Adolph Studly
Related exhibitions  5
Buchholz Gallery/Curt Valentin, New York (1947)

Buchholz Gallery/Curt Valentin, New York. Alexander Calder. 9–27 December 1947.

Solo Exhibition
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
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
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
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. (1998)

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Alexander Calder: 1898–1976. 29 March–12 July 1998.

Solo Exhibition
Archive
Works / Stabile 251
Much Pierced (c. 1947)
Much Pierced, c. 1947
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1947)
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, 1947
Yellow Disc (1953)
Yellow Disc, 1953
4 Planes in Space (maquette) (1955)
4 Planes in Space (maquette), 1955
Related Timeline
1946–1952
1946–1952 International Distinction

Calder had a major show in 1946 at Galerie Louis Carré in Paris for which Jean-Paul Sartre wrote a seminal essay. He designed sets and costumes for a number of theatrical performances and designed a huge acoustic ceiling for the Aula Magna auditorium at Universidad Central de Venezuela. In 1952, Calder represented the United States at the Venice Biennale, winning the grand prize for sculpture.