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Calder, Alexander,
Abstract
Fantasy -- Animal
Stabile
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kentucky -- Louisville
Sculpture
The Red Feather, (sculpture).
Artist:
Calder, Alexander, 1898-1976, sculptor.
Title:
The Red Feather, (sculpture).
Dates:
1975. Dedicated June 28, 1989.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Black and red painted steel.
Dimensions:
11 ft. x 6 ft. 3 in. x 11 ft. 2 in.
Inscription:
(Welded on proper right metal surface, artist's monogram, the initial C atop A) 75 signed
Description:
An abstract stabile with four "feet" which link three painted steel shapes, the tallest of them, an arching red sweep.
Subject:
Abstract
Fantasy -- Animal -- Bird
Object Type:
Stabile
Outdoor Sculpture --
Kentucky
--
Louisville
Sculpture
Owner:
Kentucky
Center
for the
Arts
, 5 Riverfront Plaza,
Louisville
,
Kentucky
40202
Remarks:
IAS files contain related newsclipping from Courier-Journal (
Louisville
, KY), June 29, 1989, which discusses arrival and installation of the sculpture, and undated press release from
Kentucky
Center
for the
Arts
. The sculpture was a gift of the Humana Foundation and the Mary and Barry Bingham Sr. fund. Nearby plaque reads: ALEXANDER CALDER 1898-1976, AMERICAN)/THE RED FEATHER, 1975/BLACK AND RED PAINTED STEEL/(11' x 6' 3" X 11' 2")/GIFT OF/THE MARY AND BARRY BINHAM, SR. FUND/THE HUMANA FUND.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture,
Kentucky
survey, 1994.
Kentucky
Center
for the
Arts
, "The Collection at the
Kentucky
Center
for the
Arts
," (booklet n.d.)
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS 66500001
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Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
66500001
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