Flamingo (sculpture)

Flamingo
Calder's Flamingo in Chicago's Federal Plaza
Flamingo is located in Chicago metropolitan area
Flamingo
Flamingo
Location in Chicago
ArtistAlexander Calder
YearOctober 25, 1974
Typepainted steel stabile
Dimensions1,620 cm (636 in)
LocationChicago
Coordinates41°52′44″N 87°37′47″W / 41.87881°N 87.62967°W / 41.87881; -87.62967
OwnerGeneral Services Administration[1]

Flamingo, a sculpture by American artist Alexander Calder, is a 53-foot-tall (16 m)[2] stabile located in the Federal Plaza in front of the Kluczynski Federal Building in Chicago, Illinois, United States.[3] It was commissioned by the United States General Services Administration and was unveiled in 1974, although Calder's signature on the sculpture indicates it was constructed in 1973.[4]

  1. ^ "Search results for: Flamingo calder, page 1 | Collections Search Center, Smithsonian Institution".
  2. ^ "Chicago Public Library". Retrieved 2007-05-04.
  3. ^ "Art Inventories Catalogue". Smithsonian Institution. 2004. Retrieved 2007-07-01.
  4. ^ "about.com Chicago". Archived from the original on 2007-08-16. Retrieved 2007-05-04.