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Flat Top, c. 1946

Work

Flat Top

Date c. 1946
Media
Sheet metal, wire, and paint
Dimensions
59" long
Collection
Calder Foundation, New York
Standing Mobile
Related exhibitions  1
Galerie Louis Carré, Paris (1946)

Galerie Louis Carré, Paris. Alexander Calder: Mobiles, Stabiles, Constellations. 25 October–16 November 1946.

Solo Exhibition
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Works / Standing Mobile 256
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Red T with Black Flags, 1946
Baby Flat Top (1946)
Baby Flat Top, 1946
Untitled (c. 1946)
Untitled, c. 1946
Grand Piano, Red (1946)
Grand Piano, Red, 1946
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.