Calder in India
31 May – 3 August 2012
Gallery Hours:
Tuesday – Friday: 10:00 – 18:00
Saturday: 11:00 – 15:00
Alexander and Louisa Calder in India, 1955. Alexander Calder papers,
1926–1967, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution."…It is very cold here, and so we will be delighted
to come where it is warmer, but the great delight is
to see India, and to meet you and your family
Cordially Sandy"
(Alexander Calder 9 December 1954)
On 12th January 1955 Alexander and Louisa Calder
arrived in Bombay and travelled to Ahmedabad, the
home of their hosts Kamalini, Gautam and Gira Sarabhai,
in India. They remained in India for three months,
travelling, sight seeing and, as was always the case with
the perennially creative Calder, working. During this
stay, Alexander Calder produced nine sculptures as well
as some jewellery.
Calder in India, presents a unique opportunity to see
the works that Calder produced in response to India
and perhaps the last opportunity to see them again all
together. We are indebted to the generosity of the
different owners for making this possible. It is the first
time these works have been seen in public since 1955 –
indeed, it is the first time that they have ever been seen
in the West.
