Object Details
photographer
Mendoza, Sarita Guardia de, 1923-1994
Subject
Calder, Alexander
Place of publication, production, or execution
No place, unknown, or undetermined
Physical Description
1 photographic print : b&w ; 19 x 25 cm.
Summary
Calder marks a piece of metal sculpture with chalk.
Photo taken in Caracas at Escuela Técnica Industrial of the UCV (Central University of Venezuela), where Calder had been invited by his friend the architect Carlos Raul Villanueva.
This photograph was previously attributed to Hermann Landshoff, but identification of location, photographer, and date are derived from email correspondence with Mendoza's son Claudio Mendoza. This picture is one of several taken by Mendoza during Calder's stay in Caracas.
Photo taken in Caracas at Escuela Técnica Industrial of the UCV (Central University of Venezuela), where Calder had been invited by his friend the architect Carlos Raul Villanueva.
This photograph was previously attributed to Hermann Landshoff, but identification of location, photographer, and date are derived from email correspondence with Mendoza's son Claudio Mendoza. This picture is one of several taken by Mendoza during Calder's stay in Caracas.
Citation
Sarita Guardia de Mendoza. Alexander Calder marking a piece of metal, 1955 August. Alexander Calder papers, 1926-1967. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Use Note
Current copyright status is undetermined
Location Note
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560
Date
1955 August
Record number
(DSI-AAA)3125
Type
Photographs
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Alexander Calder papers, 1926-1967
Data Source
Archives of American Art
Topic
Artists at or with their work
Metal sculpture
Record ID
AAADCD_item_3125