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Photography by Amon Carter Museum of American Art

The Little Dear with the Tiny Black Swan

ArtistAlexander Stirling Calder, 1870–1945
Date1921
MediumBronze
Dimensions60 1/4 x 29 x 18 in. (153 x 73.7 x 45.7 cm)
Signedfront top of self bronze base: STIRLING CALDER 1921
Inscription(s)rear vertical edge of self bronze base: Kunst Foundry N.Y.
Credit LinePromised Gift to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas
ClassificationSculpture
On ViewNo
The Little Dear with…60.3 × 29 in.Tennis Ball2.7 in. diameter

This artwork's face covers about 240× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.