SculptureAmerican20th century
Mobile
1956
Artists
Alexander CalderArtist
Description
A very small standing mobile. The bottom portion of the sculpture consists of two upright pieces of painted metal (each surface a different color--red, yellow, or blue) joined together to form a spire on which the "mobile" part is balanced. This upper mobile portion consists of a copper-colored tear-drop shape that rests on the spire, from which extends a series of thin wires, each ending in a small white-painted disc.
Dimensions
46.7 x 43.2 x 12.7 cm (18 3/8 x 17 x 5 in.)
Provenance
Mary Gershinowitz, bequest; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 2003.
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