Artist
Alexander Calder (American, 1898–1976)American, 1898–1976
CultureAmerican
Titles
- International Mobile
Date1949
PlaceUnited States
MediumSheet aluminum, rods, and wire
Dimensions192 1/8 × 192 1/8 in. (488 × 488 cm)
Credit LineGift of D. and J. de Menil in memory of Marcel Schlumberger
Object number62.46
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Atrium Floor 1
Exposé
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Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
Exhibition History“Third International Exhibition of Sculpture, Philadelphia,” Philadelphia Museum of Art in collaboration with the Fairmount Park Art Association, May 15–September 11, 1949.
"Alexander Calder," Tate Gallery, London, July 4–August 12, 1962.
"Space and Fantasy," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, January 24–February 14, 1963.
“Some Recent Accessions 1961-1963,” Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 4–June 2, 1963.
“Sculpture from the Museum of Modern Art, New York,” Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, December 13, 1963–April 23, 1964.
“Alexander Calder: Circus Drawings, Wire Sculptures, and Toys,” Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 24–December 13, 1964.
“Selections and Accessions,” Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 9–April 2, 1967.
“Modern Sculpture in Houston,” Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 14–September 15, 1974.
"Drawing into Sculpture: 1400–1980," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 31–September 20, 1981.
"A Century of Modern Sculpture 1882–1982," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, January 14, 1983–January 31, 1984.
"Calder - A Retrospective Exhibition," Palazzo a Vella, Turin, Italy, June 25–September 25, 1983.
"Alexander Calder: 1898-1976," National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., March 29–July 12, 1998; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, September 5–December 1, 1998.
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, December 7, 1998–December 1, 1999.
"Color Field: Spotlight on the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April 28–August 4, 2002.
"Modern and Contemporary Masterworks from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, December 8, 2007–March 2, 2008.
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