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Root, 1947

Work

Root

Date 1947
Media
Sheet metal, wire, and paint
Dimensions
48" × 26" × 33"
Collection
Calder Foundation, New York
Standing Mobile
Historical Photos  4
Root (1947)
Root, Roxbury, 1947Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Root, Roxbury, 1947
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Root (1947)
Root, Roxbury, 1947Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Root, Roxbury, 1947
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Calder at Buchholz Gallery/Curt Valentin (1947)
Calder with Root, Alexander Calder, Buchholz Gallery/Curt Valentin, New York, 1947
Calder with Root, Alexander Calder, Buchholz Gallery/Curt Valentin, New York, 1947
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  4
Buchholz Gallery/Curt Valentin, New York (1947)

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

Solo Exhibition
Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France (1969)

Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France. Calder. 2 April–31 May 1969.

Solo Exhibition
Pace, London (2013)

Pace, London. Calder After the War. 19 April–7 June 2013.

Solo Exhibition
Hauser & Wirth, Somerset (2018)

Hauser & Wirth, Somerset, England. Calder: From the Stony River to the Sky. 26 May 2018–9 September 2018.

Solo Exhibition
Archive
Works / Standing Mobile 269
Bougainvillier (1947)
Bougainvillier, 1947
Sword Plant (1947)
Sword Plant, 1947
Untitled (c. 1947)
Untitled, c. 1947
Little Pierced Disc (c. 1947)
Little Pierced Disc, 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.