Black Boomerang and Polygons / Alexander Calder

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Accession Number
1986/2.21
Title
Black Boomerang and Polygons
Artist Nationality
American
Artist Life Dates
1898 - 1976
Object Creation Date
1963
Object Creation Place
North and Central America (continent)
United States (nation)
Creation Place 2
United States (nation)
Style/Group/Movement
abstract
Inscription
Inscribed on base. CA
Dimensions
52 cm x 69 cm x 44.5 cm (20 1/2 in. x 27 3/16 in. x 17 1/2 in.)
Century
20th century
Primary Object Classification
Mixed Media
Primary Object Type
mobile
Physical Description
A base composed of a red section that lies on the floor and a black section that rises to narrow point. On the point rests the moving part of the "mobile"--one arm extends out and ends in a black boomerang; the other extends out then attaches to a vertical arm that has yellow polygons on either end.
Subject Matter
The abstractionist's interest in the rhythm and motion created by the way shapes, lines, and colors interact with one another is here put in actual motion in the form of a mobile.
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Image Size
940 x 1354
File Size
52 KB
Record
1986/2.21
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1986-sl-2.21/1986_2.21.jpg

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"Black Boomerang and Polygons; Alexander Calder." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1986-sl-2.21/1986_2.21.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024.
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