A Calder Mobile at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC

Location: East Building Atrium of the National Gallery of Art
Destination: Washington, DC
Country: United States
Year Taken: 2009

Photographer: Jon Rochetti
Blog: The DC Traveler

The large scale untitled mobile in the National Gallery of Art atrium in Washington, DC was one of the last pieces created by sculptor and painter Alexander Calder.

Completed in 1976 of lightweight painted honeycombed aluminum, a material initially developed for the aerospace industry, Calder died before the piece was installed in 1977.

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