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Hirshhorn

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Object Details

Artist

Alexander Calder, American, b. Lawnton, Pennsylvania, 1898–1976

Provenance

Galerie Maeght, Paris, to 12 October 1968
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York and Washington, DC, 12 October 1968-31 August 1981
Estate of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1981-1986
Joseph H. Hirshhorn Bequest, 1981

Exhibition History

L & M ARTS, NY. “Calder: The Complete Bronzes” 18 October-8, December 2012.

Credit Line

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, The Joseph H. Hirshhorn Bequest, 1981

Date

(1930/cast 1966)

Accession Number

86.742

Type

Sculpture

Medium

Bronze

Dimensions

6 x 4 x 9 3/8 in. (15 x 10 x 23.7 cm)

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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection

School

American Abstraction (Mid-Century)

Data Source

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/py26ee31c17-9828-4711-ab1d-ba8a8644efd8

Record ID

hmsg_86.742

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