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Sculptor:
Calder, Alexander 1898-1976  Search this
Fabricator:
Etablissement Biemont  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: painted steel; Base: concrete
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by Massachusetts Institute of Technology List Visual Arts Center 20 Ames Street Cambridge Massachusetts 02139
Located Massachusetts Institute of Technology McDermott Court Cambridge Massachusetts 02139
Date:
1965. Dedicated 1966
Notes:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, List Visual Arts Center, 1991.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997.
Image on file.
(On sculpture:) CA 65 (On plaque, west side of base:) GIFT OF/MR. AND MRS. EUGENE MCDERMOTT/ALEXANDER/CALDER B. 1898/THE BIG SAIL/1966 signed
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Summary:
A large abstract sculpture made of thirty-two plates of steel bolted together. The sculpture rests on a flat concrete base.
Topic:
Abstract  Search this
Control number:
IAS 77000553
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_10650