The Crab

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The Crab
ArtistAlexander Calder
Year1962 (1962)
TypeSculpture
MediumSteel
SubjectCrab
Dimensions3.0 m × 6.1 m × 3.0 m (120 in × 240 in × 120 in)
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston, Texas, United States
Coordinates29°43′33″N 95°23′25″W / 29.7259°N 95.390166°W / 29.7259; -95.390166Coordinates: 29°43′33″N 95°23′25″W / 29.7259°N 95.390166°W / 29.7259; -95.390166
OwnerMuseum of Fine Arts, Houston

The Crab is an outdoor 1962 painted steel sculpture by Alexander Calder, installed outside the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in the U.S. state of Texas. It measures 120 inches (3.0 m) x 240 inches (6.1 m) x 120 inches (3.0 m) inches.[1]

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  1. ^ "Alexander Calder: The Crab". Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Retrieved October 19, 2015.


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