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White Loops and Red Spiral

1959
(American, 1898–1976)
America, 20th century
painted steel and aluminum
Overall: 77.5 cm (30 1/2 in.)
Gift of The Halle Bros. Co. 1961.195.a
© Estate of Alexander Calder / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Location: 225 German Expressionism & Surrealism
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Alexander Calder’s training as a mechanical engineer reinforced his lifelong interest in moving objects and inspired him to invent the mobile, a new type of sculpture that ranks among the most innovative discoveries in modern art. Calder's mobiles are often suspended from the ceiling, but here the mobile hangs on top of a black support structure. Both the spiral and irregular loops of the mobile are recurring forms in Calder's sculptural work.
White Loops and Red Spiral

White Loops and Red Spiral

1959

Alexander Calder

(American, 1898–1976)
America, 20th century

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