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Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls

he: 1912 - 2008; she: 1913 - 2002

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Alexander Calder, Tower with Pinwheel, 1951, sheet metal, wire, wood, string, and paint, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, 1996.120.25

Tower with Pinwheel

Alexander Calder · 1951 · sheet metal, wire, wood, string, and paint ·  Accession ID  1996.120.25

Alexander Calder, Interlocking, 1944, gouache, watercolor, and black ink on wove paper, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, 1996.120.32

Interlocking

Alexander Calder · 1944 · gouache, watercolor, and black ink on wove paper ·  Accession ID  1996.120.32

Alexander Calder, Staircase, 1944, watercolor, gouache, black ink and graphite on wove paper, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, 1996.120.33

Staircase

Alexander Calder · 1944 · watercolor, gouache, black ink and graphite on wove paper ·  Accession ID  1996.120.33

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Necklace

Alexander Calder · 1943 · silver ·  Accession ID  1996.120.21

Alexander Calder, Curt Valentin, 1944, pen and black ink on wove paper, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, 1996.120.12

Curt Valentin

Alexander Calder · 1944 · pen and black ink on wove paper ·  Accession ID  1996.120.12

Three geometric structures are suspended with wire from a rod in this free-floating sculpture called a mobile. The supporting rod is black and hangs from the ceiling by a clear filament. To the left is a curved, twisting, C-shaped piece of sheet metal painted black on one side and cobalt blue on the other. To the right, a red ball and a yellow, toothpick-shaped shaft are connected by a second black rod. A wire connects the two rods so the ball and shaft balance to either side.
Alexander Calder, Untitled (The McCausland Mobile), 1937, sheet metal, wood, wire, string, and paint, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, 1996.120.19

Untitled (The McCausland Mobile)

Alexander Calder · 1937 · sheet metal, wood, wire, string, and paint ·  Accession ID  1996.120.19

Alexander Calder, The Dance, 1944, pen and black ink on wove paper, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, 1996.120.14

The Dance

Alexander Calder · 1944 · pen and black ink on wove paper ·  Accession ID  1996.120.14

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Brooch

Alexander Calder · 1945 · brass ·  Accession ID  1996.120.4

Alexander Calder, Untitled (The Wood Mobile), 1943, wood and wire, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, 1996.120.30

Untitled (The Wood Mobile)

Alexander Calder · 1943 · wood and wire ·  Accession ID  1996.120.30

This sculpture is made up of ten shapes connected with rigid, straight brown wire to create an interlocking, web-like formation that rests on the floor. Five of the shapes appear to be raw wood and the other five are painted. Four of the painted shapes are dark gray. The fifth painted piece, at the upper left in this photograph, has a wooden cone-shaped tip pointing downward beneath a black and white mid-section, and an angular, hourglass-shaped tail painted in triangular blocks of red, blue, and black. The other wooden and painted shapes range in size and form, with an almond-shaped piece at the center, rounded pieces throughout, and two rounded hour-glass shaped pieces near the upper left.
Alexander Calder, Vertical Constellation with Bomb, 1943, wire, wood, and paint, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, 1996.120.8

Vertical Constellation with Bomb

Alexander Calder · 1943 · wire, wood, and paint ·  Accession ID  1996.120.8