Alexander Calder

Elephant
c. 1928

A bronze sculpture of a stylized elephant with a long, curved trunk, displayed on a white pedestal against a grey background. The sculpture features simplified, geometric forms and is mounted on a dark rectangular base.

A bronze sculpture of a stylized elephant with a long, curved trunk, displayed on a white pedestal against a grey background. The sculpture features simplified, geometric forms and is mounted on a dark rectangular base.

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Date
c. 1928

Classification
Sculpture

Medium
Brass on wood base

Dimensions
Overall: 3 1/2 × 10 × 3 5/8in., 0.5lb. (8.9 × 25.4 × 9.2 cm, 0.2kg)

Accession number
2007.164

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of M.H. Lloyd

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

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Exhibitions

Alexander Calder:
The Paris Years, 1926–1933

Oct 16, 2008–Feb 15, 2009
Highlights from the Permanent Collection: From Hopper to Mid-Century

Feb 25, 2000–May 20, 2006

Alexander Calder
186 works in the collection

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