Flying Dragon (Calder)
| Flying Dragon | |
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Chicago, IL | |
| 41°52′49″N 87°37′25″W / 41.880284°N 87.62368°W | |
Flying Dragon is a
Stabiles
Although Calder is better known for his mobile sculptures often called mobiles, in the later years of his life he produced stationary sculptures (also called stabiles).[2] In 1975, Calder produced a series of Flying Dragon sculptures, one of which sold at auction at Sotheby's New York: Wednesday, May 10, 2006.[3] Completed in 1975, the Flying Dragon is thought to be the final stabile that Calder personally created. He died less than a year later at the age of seventy-eight [4]
Acquisition
A gift of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney L. Port made this acquisition possible.[4]
See also
Notes
- ^ a b "Alexander Calder American, 1898-1976 (highlights): Flying Dragon". The Art Institute of Chicago. 2007. Retrieved June 7, 2007.
- ^ a b "Alexander Calder (highlights): Flying Dragon, 1975". The Art Institute of Chicago. 2006. Archived from the original on April 7, 2007. Retrieved June 7, 2007.
- ^ "Alexander Calder - Past Auction Results". artnet. 2007.
- ^ a b Chicago Park District. "Grant Park: Flying Dragon" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
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