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There is a 1/23-sized model of La Grande Vitesse displayed and mounted near the base of the stabile itself, created with Calder's approval by the Keeler Brass Co. in 1976. It was donated by Mike and Mary Ann Keeler, original contributors in the acquisition of the huge sculpture, and created by the company Mike Keeler's grandfather and great ...
.125, 1957, International Terminal 4, John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York City [1] Le Guichet (The Ticket Window), 1963, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York City [1] Saurien, 1975, IBM building, New York City; Man-Eater with Pennants, mobile, 1945, Sculpture Garden at Museum of Modern Art, New York City
Like many of Calder's public sculptures, it was painted red. The large work, 25 feet (7.6 m) high, was first installed near the entrance to WTC1 (the North Tower). It was moved in 1970 to a plaza in front of 7 World Trade Center , on the northeast corner of the Austin J. Tobin Plaza by Vesey Street and Church Street .
Flamingo weighs 50 tons, is composed of steel, and is vermilion in color. Calder gave the stabile its color, which has come to be called "Calder red", [5] to offset it from the black and steel surroundings of nearby office buildings, including the Ludwig Mies van der Rohe-designed Kluczynski Federal Building.
But by locating the nearest portion of the stabile some 40 feet (12 m) from the atrium's east wall, Calder allowed viewers the necessary space and distance to take in the whole work. The sculpture extends into the large north-south corridor (as tall as the atrium) that continues through the entire building.
Calder Gardens is a forthcoming sanctuary in the United States dedicated to the work of artist Alexander Calder. It will sit on 1.8 acres (0.73 hectares) of Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia and will include indoor and outdoor spaces that feature Calder's work.
Ugland House. Ugland House is a building located in George Town, Cayman Islands.Located at 121 South Church Street, the building is occupied by the law firm Maples and Calder [1] and is the registered office address for 40,000 entities, including many major investment funds, international joint ventures and capital market issuers.
Maples and Calder opened a Dublin office in 2006. 2012 saw the opening of a second office in Asia, when their Singapore office opened in September 2012. [3] Jonathan Green is the firm's global managing partner and is based in the Cayman Islands office. [4] The firm rebranded from "Maples and Calder" to the "Maples Group" in 2019. [2]