Year 1968 Dimensions 1050.0 cm ( 413 ⁄8 in) Created 1968 | Type sculpture | |
Owner Smithsonian American Art Museum Alexander Calder artwork Calder's set for Socrate, Spinal Column, Cheval Rouge, Flying Dragon, Bent Propeller | ||
Gwenfritz is a painted steel abstract stabile, by Alexander Calder. It is located at the National Museum of American History, at 14th Street, and Constitution Avenue, in Washington, D.C.
It was dedicated on June 2, 1969. In 1983, it was relocated from the west front fountain plaza, to a corner location. It is planned to be relocated to its original location.
It is named after Gwendolyn Cafritz, widow of Morris Cafritz, who had helped finance the project as head of the Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation.
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