Photographer:

Mendoza, Sarita Guardia de, 1923-1994  Search this

Subject:

Calder, Alexander  Search this

Type:

Photographs

Date:

1955 August

Place of publication, production, or execution:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Physical Description:

1 photographic print : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm.

Summary:

Portrait of Calder smiling. 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. Identification of location, photographer, and date 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, 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

Record number:

(DSI-AAA)3123

See more items in:

Alexander Calder papers, 1926-1967

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

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