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Calder, Alexander,
Animal -- Bird
Abstract
Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago
Sculpture
Flamingo, (sculpture).
Artist:
Calder, Alexander, 1898-1976, sculptor.
Title:
Flamingo, (sculpture).
Dates:
1973. Dedicated 1974
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: steel plates, painted; Base pads: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 53 ft. x 49 ft. 6 in. x 63 ft. 6 in.; Each of five base pads: approx. 3 x 32 x 26 in.
Inscription:
(Center left of north west side:) (artist monogram) 73 signed
Description:
Three quarter-inch-thick steel plates reinforced with ribs and gussets sit on five points as if they were really almost weightless. They are joined overhead to two huge soaring steel arches that first meld together and then spring wide before tapering down as they near the ground. The sculpture is painted red. Each point rests on a small low base.
Subject:
Animal -- Bird -- Flamingo
Abstract
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by United States General Services Administration, 230 South Dearborn, Room 3670, Chicago, Illinois 60604
Located Federal Center Plaza, Dearborn between Adams and Jackson streets, Chicago, Illinois
Remarks:
Flamingo was commissioned by the U.S. General Services Administration, Art-in-Architecture Program at a cost of $250,000.
References:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
Bach, Ira J., and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 54-55.
Riedy, James L., "Chicago Sculpture," Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1983, pg. 255-257.
Gray, Mary Lackritz, "Department of Cultural Affairs Loop Sculpture Guide," Chicago: Department of Cultural Affairs, 1990, no. 4.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois, Chicago survey, 1992.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Bach, Ira J., and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 55.
"Art in Architecture Program," G.S.A., U.S. General Services Administration, Washington, D.C., 1979.
Related Works:
For model see: 08580202.
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
75002791
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