Quilt
Artist: Alexander Calder (American, 1898-1976)
Date: 1966
Dimensions:
Overall: 21 15/16 x 29 5/8 in. (55.8 x 75.3 cm)
Medium: Lithograph
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Paul Orr
Object number: 1976.17
Label Text:Trained as a mechanical engineer, Alexander Calder’s natural inquisitiveness and his ability to make things carried over to his career as an artist. The elements, shapes, and movement inherent in Calder’s deservedly famous mobile sculptures are displayed two-dimensionally in this colorful print. The triangles, circles, spirals, and square balance within a wire-like grid of red and bluish gray lines, seemingly suspended in mid-air.
The title of the artwork might relate to the weave created by the grid lines and the shapes, particularly the pinwheel in the lower left corner. Known to quilters as Old Crow, the fan-like design is a classic motif, codified in late 19th-century literature.
The title of the artwork might relate to the weave created by the grid lines and the shapes, particularly the pinwheel in the lower left corner. Known to quilters as Old Crow, the fan-like design is a classic motif, codified in late 19th-century literature.
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