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{{Short description|1975 sculpture by Alexander Calder}}
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'''''Saurien''''' is a 1975, {{Convert|18|ft|m|adj=on}} tall bright red sculpture by [[Alexander Calder]], installed in [[Manhattan]], New York.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.artnet.com/exhibitions/the-seagram-building-is-down-one-picasso-up-three-calders-123282|title=The Seagram Building Is Down One Picasso, Up Three Calders|date=October 4, 2014|website=artnet News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/12/17/nyregion/atrium-renewal-adding-art-chases-away-most-of-the-zen.html|title=Atrium Renewal, Adding Art, Chases Away Most of the Zen|first=Paul|last=Goldberger|date=December 17, 1995|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/124-06/mayor-bloomberg-the-public-art-fund-alexander-calder-new-york-|title=Mayor Bloomberg And The Public Art Fund Announce "alexander Calder In New York"|date=April 21, 2006|website=City of New York}}</ref>
'''''Saurien''''' is a 1975, {{Convert|18|ft|m|adj=on}} tall bright red sculpture by [[Alexander Calder]], installed in [[Manhattan]], New York.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.artnet.com/exhibitions/the-seagram-building-is-down-one-picasso-up-three-calders-123282|title=The Seagram Building Is Down One Picasso, Up Three Calders|last=Cascone|first=Sarah|date=October 4, 2014|website=artnet News|access-date=February 23, 2020|archive-date=September 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925111554/https://news.artnet.com/exhibitions/the-seagram-building-is-down-one-picasso-up-three-calders-123282|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/12/17/nyregion/atrium-renewal-adding-art-chases-away-most-of-the-zen.html|title=Atrium Renewal, Adding Art, Chases Away Most of the Zen|first=Paul|last=Goldberger|work=The New York Times|date=December 17, 1995|via=NYTimes.com|access-date=February 23, 2020|archive-date=July 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723220508/https://www.nytimes.com/1995/12/17/nyregion/atrium-renewal-adding-art-chases-away-most-of-the-zen.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/124-06/mayor-bloomberg-the-public-art-fund-alexander-calder-new-york-|title=Mayor Bloomberg And The Public Art Fund Announce "alexander Calder In New York"|date=April 21, 2006|website=City of New York|access-date=February 23, 2020|archive-date=February 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223210248/https://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/124-06/mayor-bloomberg-the-public-art-fund-alexander-calder-new-york-|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The statue is located in front of [[590 Madison Avenue]] at the corner of [[57th Street (Manhattan)|East 57th Street]] and [[Madison Avenue]].


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Latest revision as of 09:11, 5 May 2024

Saurien
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ArtistAlexander Calder
Year1975 (1975)
Dimensions5.5 m (18 ft)
LocationNew York City, New York, U.S.
Coordinates40°45′44.1″N 73°58′21.4″W / 40.762250°N 73.972611°W / 40.762250; -73.972611

Saurien is a 1975, 18-foot (5.5 m) tall bright red sculpture by Alexander Calder, installed in Manhattan, New York.[1][2][3]

The statue is located in front of 590 Madison Avenue at the corner of East 57th Street and Madison Avenue.

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References

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  1. ^ Cascone, Sarah (October 4, 2014). "The Seagram Building Is Down One Picasso, Up Three Calders". artnet News. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  2. ^ Goldberger, Paul (December 17, 1995). "Atrium Renewal, Adding Art, Chases Away Most of the Zen". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 23, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2020 – via NYTimes.com.
  3. ^ "Mayor Bloomberg And The Public Art Fund Announce "alexander Calder In New York"". City of New York. April 21, 2006. Archived from the original on February 23, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2020.


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