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    Calder Circus

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    Alexander Calder: Modern from the Start

    Alexander Calder. Sandy’s Butterfly. 1964. Steel, stainless sheet steel, iron rods, and paint, 12' 8" × 9' 2" × 8' 7" (386 × 279 × 261 cm). Gift of the artist. © 2021 Calder Foundation, New York/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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    Focus: Alexander Calder

    Alexander Calder. Josephine Baker (III). c. 1927. Steel wire. The Museum of Modern Art. Gift of the artist. © 2007 Estate of Alexander Calder/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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    Member Roundtable: Installing Calder

    Alexander Calder. Man-Eater with Pennants. 1945. Painted steel rods and sheet iron. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchase. © 2021 Calder Foundation, New York/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Denis Doorly
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    Installation view of the exhibition "Alexander Calder: Modern from the Start" (19 of 57)

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    Installation view of the exhibition "Alexander Calder: Modern from the Start" (20 of 57)

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    Jacques Lipchitz, Pavel Tchelitchew, Alexander Calder, André Masson, and Stanley Hayter at a private preview of the exhibition "Alexander Calder" MoMA Exh. #242, September 29, 1943-January 16, 1944

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    "Calder Circus Presented in Members' Room" in conjunction with the exhibition "Alexander Calder" (14 of 45)

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    Left to right: Yves Tanguy, James Johnson Sweeney, Alexander Calder, Peter Blume, at the exhibition, "Alexander Calder." (9 of 45)

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    "Calder Circus Presented in Members' Room" in conjunction with the exhibition "Alexander Calder" (18 of 45)

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    "Calder Circus Presented in Members' Room" in conjunction with the exhibition "Alexander Calder" (17 of 45)

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    "Calder Circus Presented in Members' Room" in conjunction with the exhibition "Alexander Calder" (13 of 45)

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    "Calder Circus Presented in Members' Room" in conjunction with the exhibition "Alexander Calder" (16 of 45)

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    Left to right: Herbert Matter, Marianne Moore, Fernand Léger, Martha Graham, Alexander Calder, at the exhibition, "Alexander Calder." (10 of 45)

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    "Calder Circus Presented in Members' Room" in conjunction with the exhibition "Alexander Calder" (15 of 45)

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    Left to right: Herbert Matter, Marianne Moore, Fernand Léger, Martha Graham, Alexander Calder, at the exhibition, "Alexander Calder" (12 of 45)

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    Left to right: Herbert Matter, Alexander Calder, Marianne Moore, Marc Chagall, Martha Graham, at the exhibition, "Alexander Calder." (11 of 45)

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    Left to right: Yves Tanguy, James Johnson Sweeney, Alexander Calder, Herbert Matter, Peter Blume, at the exhibition, "Alexander Calder" (6 of 45)

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    Jacques Lipchitz, Pavel Tchelitchew, Alexander Calder, André Masson, and Stanley Hayter at a private preview of the exhibition "Alexander Calder" MoMA Exh. #242, September 29, 1943-January 16, 1944

  • Event

    Virtual Views: Alexander Calder, a Live Q&A

    Publicity photograph of Alexander Calder during the installation of Alexander Calder, September 29, 1943–January 16, 1944. 1943. Gelatin silver print, 3 3/4 × 4 3/4″ (9.5 × 12 cm). Photographic Archive, The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York. © 2021 Calder Foundation, New York/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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    Installation view of the exhibition "Alexander Calder: Modern from the Start" (18 of 57)

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