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Work Details:

Title:Circus
Creator:Alexander Calder [American, 1898 – 1976]
Culture/Nationality:American
Date:1926-1931
Location:Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
Medium:wire, wood, metal, cloth, yarn, paper, cardboard, leather, string, rubber tubing, corks, buttons, rhinestones, pipe cleaners, bottle caps
Dimensions:137 x 239 x 239 cm

 
Calder presenting Circus in his studio, 1929
 
Camel, clown and kangaroo
 
Lion and cage
 
Lion and cage
 
Mr. Loyal, ringmaster
 
Prima Donna and Woman with bow on horse