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Louisa
Calder's 53rd Birthday Gift pin, 1958.
Gold and steel wire,
2.5 by 5.25 inches. Inscription: "XIX.II.LVIII" Private Collection,
New York
© 2007 Calder Foundation, New York
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Alexander
Calder Jewelry
February 23 – June 15, 2008
The art of Alexander Calder has been celebrated and examined at
some length in numerous exhibitions. However, his work in the field
of jewelry is not so well-known, and when shown has been just a
small component of large survey exhibitions. Indeed, Calder dealt
with this field much as he did in his other work: the jewelry has
the same linear yet three-dimensional aspect as the mobiles, and
the parts that comprise each piece are hammered, shaped, chiseled
and composed in a fashion that precisely echoes the artist’s
creation of his sculpture. This exhibition will consist of approximately
one hundred objects—necklaces, bracelets, pins, earrings,
and crowns.
This exhibition is co-organized by the Norton Museum of Art, West
Palm Beach, Florida, and the Calder Foundation, New York. National
sponsorship of the exhibition has been generously provided by Melvin
and Claire Levine. Local sponsorship of this exhibition is made
possible in part through the generosity of Melvin and Claire Levine,
The Contemporary and Modern Art Council of the Norton Museum of
Art, The Milton and Sheila Fine Endowment for Contemporary Art,
the Dr. Henry and Lois Foster Endowment, and the Michael M. Rea
Endowment. Media support provided by The Palm Beach Post and Palm
Beach Daily News.
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Necklace, c.1940. Brass wire,
8 1/8 by 6 ¾ By 4 ½ inches.
Inscription: “C.S.”
Private Collection, New York
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