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"La Grande Voile (The Big Sail)" and Building 62, 1966

Object summary

Title
"La Grande Voile (The Big Sail)" and Building 62, 1966
Object ID
GCP-00004079
Date made
1966
Place made

United States, Massachusetts, Cambridge, MIT, McDermott Court

Maker
Carpenter, Julian
Object type
Photograph
Major collection
MIT History
Named collection
Biographical/Subject Files Collection
On view
No
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A view of Alexander Calder's sculpture, "La Grande Voile (The Big Sail)," during installation. Building 62 is visible in the background. 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: "Calder's 'The Big Sail'--At MIT, Sculptor Alexander Calder, created this 40-foot stabile of steel plates which weigh 33 tons. It stands in the new McDermott Court and looks across Charles."

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