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Kangaroo, 1927

Work

Kangaroo

Date 1927
Media
Wood, paint, and string
Dimensions
18 1⁄2" × 20"
Toy
Historical Photos  1
Untitled (Kangaroo) (1926)
Untitled (Kangaroo), 1926Calder Foundation, New York; Mary Calder Rower Bequest, 2011
Untitled (Kangaroo), 1926
Calder Foundation, New York
Related exhibitions  2
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
Palazzo a Vela, Turin, Italy (1983)

Palazzo a Vela, Turin, Italy. Calder: Mostra retrospettiva. 2 July–25 September 1983.

Solo Exhibition
Selected films  1
Works of Calder
Works of Calder 1950Directed and cinematography by Herbert Matter
Archive
Works / Toy 13
Elephant Puzzle (c. 1927)
Elephant Puzzle, c. 1927
Baby Carriage (c. 1940)
Baby Carriage, c. 1940
Birds (c. 1940)
Birds, c. 1940
Car (c. 1943)
Car, c. 1943
Related Timeline
1926–1930
1926–1930 Wire Sculpture and the Circus

Soon after moving to Paris in 1926, Calder created his Cirque Calder. Made of wire and a spectrum of found materials, the Cirque was a work of performance art that gained Calder an introduction to the Parisian avant-garde. He continued to explore his invention of wire sculpture, whereby he “drew” with wire in three dimensions the portraits of friends, animals, circus themes, and personalities of the day.