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Star, for the "Colonnade of Stars," Court of the Universe building, 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco

Star, for the "Colonnade of Stars," Court of the Universe building, 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco
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SCULPTURE
Star, for the "Colonnade of Stars," Court of the Universe building, 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco
circa 1914
Country: 
United States Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Accession: 
85.6.7
Alexander Stirling Calder Artist
Collection: 
Object
Paintings and Sculpture
World's Fairs and Expositions
Subject: 
World's Fairs and Expositions , Sculpture/Sculpture Design , Figurative
Inches 52-1/2 12-1/4 8-1/4, Centimeters 133.4 31.1 21.0
Credit Line: 
The Wolfsonian–Florida International University, Miami Beach, Florida, The Mitchell Wolfson, Jr. Collection.
URL: 
85.6.7.JPG
Tags: 
World's Fairs and Expositions~Paintings and Sculpture
Cast bronze female figure with arms upraised, star headdress, on tiptoes with flowing robe; this figure is one of an identical group punctuating the top of the Court of the Universe building forming a Colonnade of Stars.
Star, for the "Colonnade of Stars," Court of the Universe building, 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco
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  • Title :     Star, for the "Colonnade of Stars," Court of the Universe building, 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco
  • Artist:     Alexander Stirling Calder Artist
  • Accession:     85.6.7
  • Country:     United States Philadelphia Pennsylvania
  • Date:     circa 1914
  • Dimensions:     Inches 52-1/2 12-1/4 8-1/4, Centimeters 133.4 31.1 21.0
  • Collection:     Object
  • Category:     Paintings and Sculpture
  • Collection Theme:     World's Fairs and Expositions
  • Subject:     World's Fairs and Expositions , Sculpture/Sculpture Design , Figurative
  • Credit Line:     The Wolfsonian–Florida International University, Miami Beach, Florida, The Mitchell Wolfson, Jr. Collection.
  • URL:     85.6.7.JPG
  • Tags:     World's Fairs and Expositions~Paintings and Sculpture
Description:
Cast bronze female figure with arms upraised, star headdress, on tiptoes with flowing robe; this figure is one of an identical group punctuating the top of the Court of the Universe building forming a Colonnade of Stars.
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