Mobile Artist: Alexander Calder (American, 1898–1976)

ca. 1955

American Paintings and Sculpture

Not on view
Medium

Painted sheet metal and steel wire; black and red wires with red, yellow, blue, black and white plates

Dimensions

23 1/4 × 38 in. (59.1 × 96.5 cm)

Credit Line

Katharine Ordway Collection

Accession Number

1980.13.45

Geography

Made in United States

Culture

American

Period

20th century

Classification

Sculpture

Disclaimer

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Bibliography
  • Lesley K. Baier, The Katharine Ordway Collection, exh. cat. (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 1983), 89, no. 6
Object copyright
Copyright Alexander Calder Foundation
In Copyright
Additional information

Object/Work type

abstract (general art genre), mobiles, nonrepresentational art

Subject

movement (compositional concept) rhythm shapes

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