Alexander Calder

Nude
1971

A collection of overlapping name tags with hand-drawn doodles of body parts on them, creating a disjointed figure. Each tag features a different name, such as Howard W. Lipman, Mrs. Alexander Calder, Marcel Breuer, Louisa Calder, Louisa Baur, and Mrs. Michael M Irving. The tags are bordered in red with a white background.

A collection of overlapping name tags with hand-drawn doodles of body parts on them, creating a disjointed figure. Each tag features a different name, such as Howard W. Lipman, Mrs. Alexander Calder, Marcel Breuer, Louisa Calder, Louisa Baur, and Mrs. Michael M Irving. The tags are bordered in red with a white background.

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Date
1971

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Fiber-tipped pen on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 13 1/2 × 7in. (34.3 × 17.8 cm)

Accession number
71.262

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the artist

Rights and reproductions
© Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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Alexander Calder
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