Lot 381
Calder, Alexander (1898-1976) American sculptor known as the originator of the mobile, a type of kinetic sculpture which moves in response to motor power or air currents. Autograph letter signed ("Sandy Calder"), on paper stamped in red ink with his name, address, and phone number, one page, Roxbury, Conn., Aug. 28, 1943. To Lola, asking to borrow her mobile for an upcoming exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art in New York: "…I am having a big show at Mus. Mod. Art at the end of Sept. and would like to borrow your mobile. Do you mind lending it? and can it be got? or can you bring it in to N.Y.? Do you mind phoning Miss Margaret Miller at Mus. Mod. Art…and telling her all about it…." Calder drew a pair of spectacles with eyes in them above "Lola." Written in black marker. The show to which Calder refers was called "Alexander Calder: Sculptures and Constructions," and was on exhibit at New York's Museum of Modern Art from September 1943 through January 1944.
Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000.
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