Alexander Calder / Hanging Spider / ca. 1940Alexander Calder
Hanging Spider
ca. 1940

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Creator Name: Calder, Alexander
Creator Role: Artist
Creator Dates/Places: 1898-1976
Gender: M
Creator Name-CRT: Alexander Calder
Title: Hanging Spider
Title Type: Title
View: Full View
Creation Start Date: 1940
Creation End Date: 1940
Creation Date: ca. 1940
Object Type: Sculpture
Materials and Techniques: Painted sheet metal and wire
Dimensions: 49 1/2 x 35 1/2 in.(125.73 x 90.17 cm. )
AMICA Contributor: Whitney Museum of American Art
Owner Location: New York, New York, USA
ID Number: 84.41
Credit Line: Mrs. John B. Putnam Bequest
Copyright: ? Estate of Alexander Calder / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Rights: http://www.arsny.com
Provenance: Artist's collection/Perls Gallery, New York, 1975Collection of Mrs. John B. Putnam, Cleveland, Ohio, 1975-1984
Context - Person: Calder Alexander
Context - Person: Putnam, John B., Mrs., Bequest
Context - Date: 1940 - 1940
Exhibition History: Picasso and the Age of Iron
Exhibition History: "Celebrating Calder"
Exhibition History: The American Century: Art and Culture 1900-2000 (Part I)
Exhibition History: The Nature of Inspiration: Modern Masters from the Whitney Museum
Exhibition History: Highlights from the Permanent Collection: From Hopper to Mid-Century
Related Work Description: Little Spider, c. 1940, standing mobile, painted sheetmetal, rod and wire, 55 x 40 inches, Collection of Mr. andMrs. Klaus G. Perls, New YorkThe Spider, 1940, standing mobile, painted sheet metal,rod and wire, 10 feet wide, collection of Mr. and Mrs.Herbert Matter, New York
AMICA ID: WMAA.84.41
Component Measured: object
Measurement Dimension: height
Measurement Value: 125.73
Measurement Unit: cm
Measurement Dimension: width
Measurement Value: 90.17
AMICA Library Year: 2001
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright Whitney Museum of American Art

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