id: 136649
accession number: 1961.195
share license status: Copyrighted
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1961.195
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White Loops and Red Spiral on Black Stabile, 1959. Alexander Calder (American, 1898–1976). Painted steel and aluminum; overall: 77.5 cm (30 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Halle Bros. Co. 1961.195 © Estate of Alexander Calder / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
title: White Loops and Red Spiral on Black Stabile
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creation date: 1959
creation date earliest: 1959
creation date latest: 1959
current location: 225 German Expressionism & Surrealism
creditline: Gift of The Halle Bros. Co.
copyright: © Estate of Alexander Calder / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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culture: America, 20th century
technique: painted steel and aluminum
department: American Painting and Sculpture
collection: American - Sculpture
type: Sculpture
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CREATORS
* Alexander Calder (American, 1898–1976) - artist
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measurements: Overall: 77.5 cm (30 1/2 in.)
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inscription: initialled and dated on one of white shapes: CA 59
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Year in Review (1961)
opening date: 1961-11-01T04:00:00
Year in Review (1961). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 1-26, 1961).
title: Works from the Contemporary Collection
opening date: 1969-07-01T04:00:00
Works from the Contemporary Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art (July 1-October 15, 1969).
title: Images of the Mind
opening date: 1987-07-07T04:00:00
Images of the Mind. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 7-August 30, 1987).
title: Changing Dimensions: Works on Paper by Sculptors
opening date: 1995-11-22T05:00:00
Changing Dimensions: Works on Paper by Sculptors. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 22, 1995-January 24, 1996).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* CMA: Works from the Contemporary Collection, July 1-mid-October, 1969
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PROVENANCE
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Alexander Calder’s training as a mechanical engineer reinforced his lifelong interest in moving objects and inspired him to invent the mobile, a new type of sculpture that ranks among the most innovative discoveries in modern art. Calder's mobiles are often suspended from the ceiling, but here the mobile hangs on top of a black support structure. Both the spiral and irregular loops of the mobile are recurring forms in Calder's sculptural work.
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