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''The Crab'' is an outdoor 1962 painted steel sculpture by
Alexander Calder Alexander Calder (; July 22, 1898 – November 11, 1976) was an American sculptor known both for his innovative mobiles (kinetic sculptures powered by motors or air currents) that embrace chance in their aesthetic, his static "stabiles", and his ...
, installed outside the
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH), is an art museum located in the Houston Museum District of Houston, Texas. With the recent completion of an eight-year campus redevelopment project, including the opening of the Nancy and Rich Kinder Build ...
, in the
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of
Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...
. It measures x x inches.


See also

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1962 in art Events from the year 1962 in art. Events * February 6–March 4 – Jane Frank, solo exhibition at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. * February 7 – Opening of this year's " Young contemporaries" student exhibition at the RBA Gall ...
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List of Alexander Calder public works This is a list of artworks by Alexander Calder that are available to the public. United States California * ''The Hawk for Peace'', 1968, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, University of California, Berkeley * ''Bucephalus'', 1963 ...
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List of public art in Houston Outdoor sculptures * '' African Elephant'' (1982) * Alexander Hodge Memorial * '' Atropos Key'' (1972), Miller Outdoor Theatre * Beer Can House * ''Broken Obelisk'', Rothko Chapel * '' Brownie'' (1905), Houston Zoo * '' Bygones'' (1976), Meni ...


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1962 establishments in Texas 1962 sculptures Animal sculptures in Texas Crustaceans in art Lillie and Hugh Roy Cullen Sculpture Garden Sculptures by Alexander Calder Statues in Houston Steel sculptures in Texas {{Texas-sculpture-stub