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Alexander Calder, American, 1898-1976
Tom's Cubicle, 1967
Painted steel
10 feet x 12 feet x 7 feet (304.88 x 365.85 x 213.41 cm)
Gift of the Friends of Art, F69-7
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Location: Gallery KCSP
Alexander Calder is internationally known for his monumental sculptures known as mobiles and stabiles. Tom’s Cubicle is an excellent example of the latter and is a metal-plate construction using a simple nut-and-bolt joining system.
Arching, arabesque forms energize the sculpture and reveal Calder’s famous sense of humor, playfulness and sheer delight with the world. The form of Tom’s Cubicle may be read as a whimsical, imaginary animal moving forward on its seven legs. “Tom” refers to Tom Messer, director of New York’s Guggenheim Museum at the time when the sculpture was first exhibited there in 1967.
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