Artist
Alexander Calder (American, 1898–1976)American, 1898–1976
CultureAmerican
Titles
- The Crab
Date1962
PlaceUnited States
MediumPainted steel
Dimensions120 × 240 × 120 in. (304.8 × 609.6 × 304.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number62.11
Not on view
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Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
Exhibition HistoryPerls Gallery, New York, March 1962.
"Alexander Calder," Tate Gallery, London, July 4–August 12, 1962.
"Space and Fantasy," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, January 24–February 14, 1963.
“Some Recent Accessions 1961-1963,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 4–June 2, 1963.
“Sculpture from the Museum of Modern Art, New York,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, December 13, 1963–April 23, 1964.
“Alexander Calder: Circus Drawings, Wire Sculptures, and Toys,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 24–December 13, 1964.
"Hemisfair 1968," San Antonio, April–October 1968.
Hamman Hall Lawn, Rice University, Houston, December 16, 1968–April 22, 1969.
Tenth Annual International Cancer Congress, Albert Thomas Cancer Center, Houston, May 20–29, 1970.
“Modern Sculpture in Houston,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 14–September 15, 1974.
"Calder's Universe," Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, October 12, 1976–February 6, 1977; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, March 6–April 30, 1977; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, June 5–August 14, 1977; Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, September 14–October 30, 1977.
"A Century of Modern Sculpture 1882-1982," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, January 14, 1983–January 31, 1984.
"Sculpture from the MFA, Houston," Amarillo Art Center, September 8–December 2, 1984.
"Calder: Monumental," Denver Botanical Gardens, April 28–September 24, 2017.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed and dated in solder, larger triangle of the main base, toward interior:
"CA 62"
"CA 62"
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