National Gallery of Art
(1980)
Mobile by Alexander Calder
ChannelWorldnet
Date BroadcastFriday 15 August 1997
Start Time18 : 30
Finish Time19 : 00
Duration15:00
Episode108
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.
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.