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Red Lily, 1947

Work

Red Lily

Date 1947
Media
Sheet metal, wire, and paint
Dimensions
50 3⁄4" × 77 1⁄4" × 51"
Collection
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Standing Mobile
Historical Photos  1
Red Lily (1947)
Red Lily, Roxbury studio, 1947Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Red Lily, Roxbury studio, 1947
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Archive
Works / Standing Mobile 266
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Untitled, c. 1947
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.