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Morning Star by Alexander Calder — VisualArtsDB

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Morning Star

Alexander Calder

1943

Medium: Painted sheet steel, steel wire, and painted and unpainted wood
Dimensions: 6' 4 3/4" x 48 3/8" x 45 3/4" (194.8 x 122.8 x 116 cm)
Genre: sculpture
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

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