{"id":1378,"date":"2008-01-31T13:44:04","date_gmt":"2008-01-31T18:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.lib.utc.edu\/news\/2008\/01\/31\/alexander-calder-tapestry-on-display-in-the-library\/"},"modified":"2013-09-25T15:44:01","modified_gmt":"2013-09-25T19:44:01","slug":"alexander-calder-tapestry-on-display-in-the-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/2008\/01\/31\/alexander-calder-tapestry-on-display-in-the-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexander Calder Tapestry on Display"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The UTC Art Department has teamed up with the library to display a unique Alexander Calder tapestry on loan from the collection of Nancy Bowen Wiggins. The piece, made of dyed and woven jute is entitled, &#8220;Zebra,&#8221; and was created in 1975, a year before Calder&#8217;s death.<\/p>\n<p>Alexander Calder is one of the most influential artists of the 20th century&#8211;his prolific career includes scuplture, painting, prints, drawing, jewelry, toys, and textiles. He is best known for his delicate wire and sheet metal disc-shaped kinetic sculptures, dubbed by Marcel Duchamp, as &#8220;mobiles.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With a long interest in the art and craft of Central America, Calder and his wife traveled to Nicaragua where traditional weavers worked in teams to execute Calder&#8217;s designs for 10 tapestries. This tapestry reflects the bold primary color, whimsical flowing forms and geometric shapes that are the hallmarks of Calder&#8217;s signature graphic style. For information on Alexander Calder, visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.calder.org\">Calder Foundation<\/a> website.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to the Art Department and Nancy Bowen Wiggins for loaning and displaying this important work of art!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UTC Art Department has teamed up with the library to display a unique Alexander Calder tapestry on loan from the collection of Nancy Bowen Wiggins. The piece, made of dyed and woven jute is entitled, &#8220;Zebra,&#8221; and was created in 1975, a year before Calder&#8217;s death. 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