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| Artist | Alexander Calder |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type | painted steel 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″N 87°37′25″W / 41.880284°N 87.62368°W / 41.880284; -87.62368 |
Flying Dragon is a sculpturebyAlexander Calder in the Art Institute of Chicago North Stanley McCormick Memorial Court (aka North Garden) north of the Art Institute of Chicago Building in the Loop community areaofChicago, Illinois.[1] It is a painted steel plate work 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 nearby Flamingo) and is intended to represent a dragonfly in flight.[2]
Although Calder is better known for his mobile sculptures often called mobiles, in the later years of his life he produced stationary sculptures (also called stabiles).[2] In 1975, Calder produced a series of Flying Dragon sculptures, one of which sold at auction at Sotheby's New York: Wednesday, May 10, 2006.[3] Completed in 1975, the Flying 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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