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Hand of Fatima, c. 1948

Work

Hand of Fatima

Date c. 1948
Media
Sheet metal and wire
Dimensions
14 1⁄2” × 9 5⁄8”
Collection
Calder Foundation, New York
Wall Sculpture
Historical Photos  1
Hand of Fatima (1950)
Hand of Fatima (c. 1948) and Bird ornament (c. 1945), Roxbury house "big room," 1950Photograph by Herbert Matter © Calder Foundation, New York
Hand of Fatima (c. 1948) and Bird ornament (c. 1945), Roxbury house “big room,” 1950
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Related exhibitions  1
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 / Wall Sculpture 40
Untitled (c. 1948)
Untitled, c. 1948
Bifurcated Tower (1951)
Bifurcated Tower, 1951
Tower with Orange Band (1951)
Tower with Orange Band, 1951
Tower with Painting (1951)
Tower with Painting, 1951
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.