Tom's Cubicle
- Donald J. Hall Sculpture Park
Guggenheim International Exhibition, 1967: Sculpture from Twenty Nations, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, October 20, 1967-February 4, 1968; Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, February-March 1968; National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, April-May 1968; Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, June-August, 1968. Hors. Cat., p. 51
Arching, arabesque forms energize the sculpture and reveal Calder's famous sense of humor, playfulness and sheer delight with the world. The form of Tom's Cubicle may be read as a whimsical, imaginary animal moving forward on its seven legs. "Tom" refers to Tom Messer, director of New York's Guggenheim Museum at the time when the sculpture was first exhibited there in 1967.
With Perls Galleries, New York, by April 4, 1969;
Purchased from Perls Galleries by the Friends of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1969;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1969.
Ted Coe, “On the Other Hand…”, The Kansas City Star, Sunday, October 15, 1978, 4G.
“Summer 1990”, The Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, 1990, p.7.
Alice Thorson, “Nelson’s Garden Growing Again” The Kansas City Star, Sunday, June 25, 2006, (repro.).
“Sculpture, Shape and Scrutiny” The Kansas City Star, Wednesday, December 2, 2009, A8, (repro.).
