Figa Brooch
Alexander Calder, American, 1898 - 1976
Geography:
Made in Roxbury, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
Date:
c. 1950Medium:
Silver, steel wireDimensions:
2 5/8 x 3/8 x 4 9/16 inches (6.7 x 1 x 11.6 cm)Copyright:
© Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Curatorial Department:
American Art
1998-164-2Credit Line:
Gift of Anne d'Harnoncourt in honor of the artist's centenary, 1998
Made in Roxbury, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
Date:
c. 1950Medium:
Silver, steel wireDimensions:
2 5/8 x 3/8 x 4 9/16 inches (6.7 x 1 x 11.6 cm)Copyright:
© Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Curatorial Department:
American Art
* Gallery 104, American Art, first floor (Sherrerd Gallery)
Accession Number:1998-164-2Credit Line:
Gift of Anne d'Harnoncourt in honor of the artist's centenary, 1998
Label:
Alexander Calder was part of the third generation of a distinguished artistic Philadelphia family. Both his father and grandfather were important sculptors whose prominent public artworks can be seen throughout the city, including the sculpture campaign on City Hall and the Washington Monument Fountain in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Although Calder pursued his artistic career elsewhere, Philadelphia has always claimed him as a member of the city's artistic progeny.
Alexander Calder was part of the third generation of a distinguished artistic Philadelphia family. Both his father and grandfather were important sculptors whose prominent public artworks can be seen throughout the city, including the sculpture campaign on City Hall and the Washington Monument Fountain in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Although Calder pursued his artistic career elsewhere, Philadelphia has always claimed him as a member of the city's artistic progeny.
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