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The Chicken

A work made of bronze.
© 2018 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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  • A work made of bronze.

Date:

1944

Artist:

Alexander Calder
American, 1898–1976

About this artwork

Status

On View, Gallery 397

Department

Modern Art

Artist

Alexander Calder

Title

The Chicken

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1944

Medium

Bronze

Dimensions

61.6 × 32 × 31.5 cm (24 1/4 × 12 5/8 × 12 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Lindy and Edwin Bergman Collection

Reference Number

2018.284

Copyright

© 2018 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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