
"La Grande Voile (The Big Sail)" and Prudential Building, 1966

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A view of Alexander Calder's sculpture, "La Grande Voile (The Big Sail)," taken from a low angle during installation. The Prudential building is visible across the river, and buildings 50 and 14 are visible to the left and right. Workers finish concrete at the sculpture's base. Stamp on verso reads "Published, Apr 27 1966, Boston Herald". Original Credit Line: Julian Carpenter
Original Caption: "Wind Won't Rock MIT Stabile, Art Looks To A Tower--Lofty Prudential Tower seems a child's building block underneath the massive feet of Alexander Calder's new stabile at MIT."
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