Calder Stabile

ID: 94-8300

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Photographic print

Date: 1968

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 320 Box 3 Folder 9

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Summary

The 40 foot jet black stabile by Alexander Calder, to be erected in a pool on the 14th Street side of the Museum of History and Technology, now the National Museum of American History. The sculpture was a gift of Mrs. Gwendolyn Cafritz.

Subject

  • Cafritz, Gwendolyn
  • Calder, Alexander
  • Museum of History and Technology (U.S.)
  • National Museum of American History (U.S.) (NMAH)

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

This a picture of actual stabile. Three photos of model index above are in RU313 B118 F1.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 320 Box 3 Folder 9

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1968

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Sculpture
  • Gifts

Form/Genre

  • Photographic print
  • Object

ID Number

94-8300

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Object; Medium: Photographic print

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