Gwenfritz

Gwenfritz
Artist	Alexander Calder
Year	1968
Type	sculpture
Dimensions	1050.0 cm (413+3⁄8 in)
Location	National Museum of American History, Washington, D.C.
Coordinates	38.89176900°N 77.03196700°W / 38.89176900; -77.03196700
Owner	Smithsonian American Art Museum

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.[1]

It was dedicated on June 2, 1969.[2] In 1983, it was relocated from the west front fountain plaza, to a corner location. [3] On October 31, 2014, the sculpture was rededicated after being restored and relocated to its original location.[4]

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.

See also

• Cheval Rouge, National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
• List of public art in Washington, D.C., Ward 2

References

1. "Gwenfritz, (sculpture)". SIRIS
2. "Caftolin or Gwenfritz?", The Washington Post, Meryle Secrest, June 4, 1969
3. "Calder: Out of Site", The Washington Post, Robert Hilton Simmons, March 30, 1984
4. "Alexander Calder's "Gwenfritz": Rededicating a modernist icon". American History. Retrieved 9 September 2019.

External links

• After 26 Years, The Smithsonian Will Put Alexander Calder's Gwenfritz Back Where It Belongs
• "Industrial remnants", The Washington Post, Blake Gopnik
• Pam Korza, ed. (1988). Going public. Arts Extension Service. ISBN 978-0-945464-00-6.
• http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/the-gwenfritz-by-alexander-calder/
• http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM9CXY_Gwenfritz_Washington_DC
• http://siris-sihistory.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!sichronology&uri=full=3100001~!9319~!0#focus