Homage to Jerusalem
Homage to Jerusalem is a 1977 sculpture by Alexander Calder in Holland Square, near Mount Herzl in Jerusalem. It is at the corner of Kiryat Yovel Street and Ein Karem at a view point overlooking the Jerusalem Forest.
History
When Alexander Calder visited Israel in 1975 with his wife, the Mayor of Jerusalem Teddy Kollek asked him to create a sculpture for Jerusalem. The chosen site for the sculpture was the northeastern slope of Mount Herzl.[1] It was made of bolted sheet metal and painted bright red.[2]
The stabile's components were crated and sent to Israel by boat for on‐the-spot reassembly.[3]
When construction began on the Jerusalem light railway, the sculpture was relocated to a site opposite Shaare Zedek Medical Center.[4]
See also
- Israeli art
- List of public art in Israel
References
External links
Media related to Homage to Jerusalem at Wikimedia Commons
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- Cirque Calder (1926)
- Mercury Fountain (1937)
- Lobster Trap and Fish Tail (1939)
- Snow Flurry (1948–1959)
- Floating Clouds (1953)
- The Whirling Ear (1958)
- The Four Elements (1961)
- Teodelapio (1962)
- The Crab (1962)
- Sky Hooks (1962)
- La Grande Voile (The Big Sail) (1965)
- Gwenfritz (1968)
- Spinal Column (1968)
- La Grande Vitesse (1969)
- Bent Propeller (1970)
- Eagle (1971)
- Four Arches (1973–1974)
- Flamingo (1974)
- Cheval Rouge (1974)
- Flying Dragon (1975)
- Intermediate Model for the Arch (1975)
- Saurien (1975)
- Calder's set for Socrate (1976)
- Homage to Jerusalem (1977)
- Mountains and Clouds (1986)
- Mobile
- Wire sculpture
- Alexander Stirling Calder (father)
- Alexander Milne Calder (grandfather)
- Calder Gardens
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