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

Open Studio: American Legends

Sat, Feb 2, 2013
2–4 pm

Steel sculpture with red circles attached to it by Alexander Calder.
Steel sculpture with red circles attached to it by Alexander Calder.

Alexander Calder, Object with Red Discs, 1931. Painted steel rod, wire, wood and sheet aluminum, 87 1/2 × 52 1/4 × 24 1/2 in. (222.3 × 132.7 × 62.2 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase with funds from the Mrs. Percy Uris Purchase Fund 86.49a-c. © 2026 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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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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