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Alexander Calder: The Paris Years, 1926-1933

October 14, 2008


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André Kertész (1894-1985) Untitled (Figures on trapeze), 1925 Cowboy, Cowgirl, and Horse from Calder’s Circus, 1926-31. Fanni, the Belly Dancer from Calder’s Circus, 1926-31. Tight Rope Artists from Calder’s Circus, 1926-31. Jimmy Durante, 1928. Alexander Calder with Josephine Baker during the filming of a Pathé newsreel, 1929. Alexander Calder, Josephine Baker IV, c. 1928. Unknown Photographer, Calder creating, Kiki de Montparnasse I for a Pathé film, 1929. Half-circle, Quarter-circle, and Sphere, 1932. Cône d'ébène, 1933.
Credit: (Whitney Museum)

André Kertész (1894-1985)

Alexander Calder, 1929. Modern print from the original negative, 9 1/2 x 7 1/8 in. (24 x 18 cm). Médiathèque de l’architecture et du patrimoine, Paris; gift of André Kertész.


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