Alexander calder

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1. Alexander Calder's Mercury Fountain in the sculpture garden of the Fundacio Joan Miro

The Mercury fountain is a type of fountain constructed for use with mercury rather than water.

The most noted example is a modern sculpture designed by the American artist Alexander Calder and commissioned by the Spanish Republican government for the 1937 World Exhibition in Paris. The artwork is a memorial to the siege of Almaden, which then supplied 60% of the world's mercury, by General Franco's troops. A direct counterpart is Picasso's Guernica. Calder's mercury fountain, now at the Fundacio Joan Miro in Barcelona, is displayed behind glass for safety reasons.



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2. Mountains and Clouds is the name of a sculpture by Alexander Calder, located in the Hart Senate Office Building.

On November 10, 1976, Calder brought the Mountains and Clouds maquette–-his 20-inch sheet-metal model–- to Washington, D.C. so that he could present it to the architect of the Capitol and finalize the placement of the piece. After making minor adjustments to two of the clouds, he expressed satisfaction with the maquette as positioned in a model of the atrium. This proved to be a final visit: Calder died of a heart attack that night after he returned to New York City. Despite his death, the approval of the maquette and the siting of the work meant that fabrication of the full-sized sculpture could proceed. But in 1979, fabrication was delayed–- and nearly terminated–- when public funds for the sculpture were eliminated from the costly construction budget for the Hart Building.


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3.Red Mobile, 1956. Painted sheet metal and metal rods, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.


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4. Man, a "stabile" by Alexander Calder; Terre des Hommes (Expo 67 fairground), Saint Helen's Island, Montreal


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5. Flamingo, 1974, in the Federal Plaza, Chicago

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6. Eagle, 1971, Seattle, Washington