Open Studio: American Legends Sat, Feb 2, 2013, 2–4 pm

Open Studio: American Legends

Sat, Feb 2, 2013
2–4 pm

Thin dark metal wire sculpture with flat red circles on outstretched branches.
Thin dark metal wire sculpture with flat red circles on outstretched branches.

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

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Whitney Studio

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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