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Tower with Pinwheel, 1951

Work

Tower with Pinwheel

Date 1951
Media
Wire, wood, sheet metal, string, and paint
Dimensions
39" × 26" × 38"
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, 1996
Tower, Wall Sculpture
Historical Photos  1
Inventory drawing, Alexander Calder: Gongs and Towers (1952)
Inventory drawing, Alexander Calder: Gongs and Towers, Curt Valentin Gallery, New York, 1952Chazen Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin, Madison; The Terese & Alvin S. Lane Collection, 2010
Inventory drawing, Alexander Calder: Gongs and Towers, Curt Valentin Gallery, New York, 1952
Chazen Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Related exhibitions  5
Curt Valentin Gallery, New York (1952)

Curt Valentin Gallery, New York. Alexander Calder: Gongs and Towers. 15 January–10 February 1952.

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

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

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
Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome (2009)

Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome. Calder: Sculptor of Air. 23 October 2009–14 February 2010.

Solo Exhibition
Archive
Works / Tower 5
Bifurcated Tower (1951)
Bifurcated Tower, 1951
Tower with Orange Band (1951)
Tower with Orange Band, 1951
Tower with Painting (1951)
Tower with Painting, 1951
Demi Gondola (1951)
Demi Gondola, 1951
Works / Wall Sculpture 40
Escutcheon (1954)
Escutcheon, 1954
La Grosse tête (1976)
La Grosse tête, 1976
Untitled (c. 1948)
Untitled, c. 1948
Hand of Fatima (c. 1948)
Hand of Fatima, c. 1948
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.