Two Discs
Date
1965
Artist
Alexander Calder, American, b. Lawnton, Pennsylvania, 1898–1976
Provenance
Perls Galleries, New York, to 1966
Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Exhibition History
FREDERICK MEIJER GARDENS & SCULPTURE PARK, Grand Rapids, Michigan. October 2007-November 2010.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. Plaza installation, November 2010-2016.
TIPPET RISE ART CENTER, Fishtail, Montana. Sculpture garden installation, 1 May 2016-30 April 2024.
Published References
AQUIN, STEPHANE, et al. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden: The Collection (New York: DelMonico Books, 2022), pl. 79, p. 101.
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School
American Abstraction (Mid-Century)
Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Data Source
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Accession Number
66.791
Type
Sculpture
Medium
Steel and paint
Dimensions
306 × 328 × 208 in. (777.2 × 833.1 × 528.3 cm) weight: approx: 9,000 to 16,000 lbs.
