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Mobile By Alexander Calder #9

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CH 63 (WBEC)

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The first work of art placed in the National Gallery's East Building, this mobile is also one of the last major pieces by one of America's great artists, Alexander Calder. The program takes viewers on an absorbing journey as Calder, architect I. M. Pei, artist/engineer Paul Matisse, craftsmen, and museum officials face the challenges of producing this large, technically complex piece.

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Calendar American Art-National Gallery of Art: Mobile By Alexander Calder (CH 63 (WBEC)) The first work of art placed in the National Gallery's East Building, this mobile is also one of the last major pieces by one of America's great artists, Alexander Calder. The program takes viewers on an absorbing journey as Calder, architect I. M. Pei, artist/engineer Paul Matisse, craftsmen, and museum officials face the challenges of producing this large, technically complex piece. http://pw.myersinfosys.com/becon/airlist/1217/detail.ics