Alexander Calder created imaginative and whimsical sculptures using a range of materials, including wire, sheet metal, wood, paint, and glass. Drop into the Whitney Studio to make your own Calder–inspired artworks.
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Alexander Calder, Object with Red Discs, 1931. Painted steel rod, wire, wood, and sheet aluminum, 88 1/2 × 33 × 47 1/2 in. (224.8 × 83.8 × 120.7 cm) overall. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase with funds from the Mrs. Percy Uris Purchase Fund 86.49a-c © 2010 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York