Alexander Calder's Hand and Mobile

1952

Gordon Parks

Associated Names
Gordon Parks

Artist, American, 1912 - 2006

The image shows thin lines on a dark background with circular shapes suspended within the space. The lines connect the shapes, creating a sense of movement and balance. A hand appears on the right side of the image.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gordon Parks, New York; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1998; acquired by NGA, 2016.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2024

  • Gordon Parks: Camera Portraits from the Corcoran Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, July 14, 2024–January 12, 2025

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, top left in orange wax pencil: A; top center in graphite underlined: TOP; vertical along right edge in black ink cursive: Alexander Calder; center in graphite: 36059 / R7-M; across center in black wax pencil: ---- 15 1/4 ----; center in orange wax pencil perpendicular circled: A; center in graphite circled: 81; center perpendicular in graphite circled scribbled out: 46; center perpendicular in graphite: PARKS; bottom right perpendicular in graphite circled: 8; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right corner in graphite: CGA#179

Wikidata ID

Q64154471

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