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  Flying Dragon Location in Chicago | |
| Artist | Alexander Calder |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type | paintedsteel plate |
| Dimensions | 365 cm × 335 cm × 579 cm (144 in × 132 in × 228 in) |
| Location | Art Institute of Chicago (outdoor),Chicago, IL |
| Coordinates | 41°52′49″N87°37′25″W / 41.880284°N 87.62368°W /41.880284; -87.62368 |
Flying Dragon is asculpture byAlexander Calder in theArt Institute of Chicago North Stanley McCormick Memorial Court (aka North Garden) north of theArt Institute of Chicago Building in theLoopcommunity area of Chicago, Illinois.[1] It is a paintedsteel platework of art created in 1975 measuring 365 (H) x 579 (L) x 335 (W) cm (120 x 228 x 132 in.).[1] It is painted in the signature "Calder Red" (which is also used in the nearbyFlamingo) and is intended to represent adragonfly in flight.[2]
Although Calder is better known for his mobile sculptures often calledmobiles, in the later years of his life he produced stationary sculptures (also called stabiles).[2] In 1975, Calder produced a series ofFlying Dragon sculptures, one of which sold at auction atSotheby's New York: Wednesday, May 10, 2006.[3] Completed in 1975, theFlying Dragon is thought to be the final stabile that Calder personally created. He died less than a year later at the age of seventy-eight[4]
A gift of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney L. Port made this acquisition possible.[4]
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