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Black Widow by Alexander Calder — VisualArtsDB

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Black Widow

Alexander Calder

1959

Medium: Painted sheet steel
Dimensions: 7' 8" x 14' 3" x 7' 5" (233.3 x 434.1 x 226.2 cm)
Genre: Sculpture
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, NY, US

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