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Calder, Alexander, regarding commission of sculpture "Red Petals", Arts Club correspondence, 1941-1942

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Open book Calder, Alexander, regarding commission of sculpture "Red Petals", Arts Club correspondence, 1941-1942

Title Calder, Alexander, regarding commission of sculpture "Red Petals", Arts Club correspondence, 1941-1942

Creator Arts Club of Chicago

Date 1941-1942

Subjects Art, Art museums, Art, American, Art, Modern, Arts Club of Chicago

Description Use the link to the finding aid for a fuller description of collection contents that explains the use of the name and subject terms appearing in this catalog record.

Summary Mainly exhibit planning files, but also publicity, business records, informational records, photographs, and a small amount of original artwork from the Arts Club of Chicago. Also includes files on the Club's lecture, film, and drama series.

Biographical/Historical Note The Arts Club of Chicago was incorporated in 1916. Its objectives, according to the mission drafted at its inaugural meeting, are "to encourage higher standards of art, maintain galleries for that purpose; and to promote the mutual acquaintance of art lovers and art workers." Since its inception the Arts Club has been a pioneering force in modern and avant-garde art exhibitions, performances, lectures, and events in Chicago.

Extent 92.5 cubic ft. (165 boxes, 16 oversize boxes, and 51 volumes)

Format Clippings, Contracts, Correspondence, Exhibitions, Invitations, Moving images, Photographs, Portraits, Programs, Records, Reports, Scrapbooks, Sketches, Sound recordings

User-Contributed Transcription (This is written on a black-bordered postcard turned vertically.)

Concord, Mass.
Feb. 15/35

Dear Alice

The Circus arrived today Thank you very much! But I really ought to pay the express, as it was a business venture for me personally, and panned out fairy well (very well, as things go).

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(Calder draws a sketch of a mobile with a triangular prism base and wires tipped with balls balancing from it. One ball is labeled white. An arrow points to this diagram.)

do you recognize this little object -- its The smallest one exposed -- similar, somewhat, to that one on the cubical block in the centre of the oval, wood-line room.

(Below this, Calder has sketched out the placement of the mobile in the rooms. There is a square captioned ("and is placed here) There are eyes drawn looking at the art piece captioned ("On entre, un peu saoeul" and "Et voila") One space is labeled "office". Extending down and to the right of the office may be a mobile hanging.)

If it remains unsold at the end of the show (which is highly probable, I'm afraid) will you please hold it for Mrs. Schutze -- whom I will invite to pick it up

Transcription Status Needs review

Transcription Note This document was transcribed by volunteers as part of the Newberry Transcribe crowdsourcing initiative.

Archival Collection Title Arts Club records

Link to Catalog View finding aid | View record

Call Number Midwest MS Arts Club Series 5 Volume 1

BibID 776396

Rights Status Copyright Not Evaluated

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

Newberry Open Access Policy The Newberry makes its collections available for any lawful purpose, commercial or non-commercial, without licensing or permission fees to the library, subject to these terms and conditions.

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