Man, Woman, Dog, Bird, Sun — Alexander Calder

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Artist: Alexander Calder
Date: 1918
Medium: Pen and black ink on cream wove paper
Location: Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions: 56.1 × 45.5 cm (22 1/8 × 17 15/16 in.)
Collection: Prints and Drawings
Culture: United States
Credit line: Gift of Mr. Frank B. Hubachek

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Alexander Calder, the American sculptor, ingeniously brought movement into art with his pioneering 'mobiles' and monumental 'stabiles'.

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