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Calder, Alexander,
Abstract
Religion -- Hinduism
Mythology -- Asian
Stabile
Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Kansas City
Sculpture
Shiva, (sculpture).
Artist:
Calder, Alexander, 1898-1976, sculptor.
Title:
Shiva, (sculpture).
Dates:
1965. Installed 1974.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Painted steel.
Dimensions:
Approx. 22 x 16 x 18 ft.
Inscription:
(The letters C and A overlap so that the lower part of the C crosses the A) signed
Description:
Six-legged stabile. Two of the legs have multiple "arms" extending from them. The sculpture is fabricated from sheets of steel, cut and brightly painted red. The planes of flat steel intersect at angles, giving depth and width to the sculpture.
Subject:
Abstract
Religion
--
Hinduism
Mythology
--
Asian
--
Shiva
Object Type:
Stabile
Outdoor Sculpture
--
Missouri
--
Kansas City
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Hallmark Cards, P. O. Box 419034, Mail Drop 216, Kansas City, Missouri 64141
Located Pershing & Grand, Kansas City, Missouri
Provenance:
Formerly located Crown Center Square, Kansas City, Missouri
Remarks:
This sculpture was installed in Crown Center Square in 1974. IAS cataloger unable to determine date of relocation to Pershing & Grand. For related articles see the Kansas City Star, May 9, 1974, which briefly mentions the installation; and the Kansas City Times, May 11, 1974, which includes an illustration and caption.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri, Kansas City survey, 1994.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Kansas City Times, May 11, 1974.
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 76009129
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Inventory of American Sculpture
76009129
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