Model for East Building Mobile
1972
Artist, American, 1898 - 1976
East Building Tower Level, Gallery 606
Artwork overview
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Medium
aluminum, wire, and paint
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 28.9 x 69.2 cm (11 3/8 x 27 1/4 in.)
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Accession
1975.114.1
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Artwork history & notes
Provenance
The artist [1898-1976]; acquired 18 November 1977 by NGA.[1]
[1] The model was first received by NGA from the artist in January 1973, and the full-scale mobile was formally commissioned by the NGA Board of Trustees on 3 May 1973. The model was returned to the artist at his request in June 1974. After the artist's death in 1976, the model was in the possession of Paul Matisse, who fabricated the full-scale mobile and coordinated its installation in the NGA East Building. Mr. Matisse turned over custody of the model to NGA when the installation was complete.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1998
Alexander Calder: 1898-1976, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1998, no. 266, color repro. (shown only in Washington).
Bibliography
1978
King, Marian. Adventures in Art: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. New York, 1978: 121, pl. 77.
1994
Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: 39, repro.
1998
Alexander Calder: 1898-1976. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1998: no. 266.
Wikidata ID
Q63854310