Calder Leo Brooch

Man in a black tuxedo with a Calder Leo Brooch on his lapel, reminiscent of Alexander Calder jewelry, wearing a bowtie.
A person in a black tuxedo with a yellow flower on the lapel stands against a plain white background, elegantly accessorized with the Calder Leo Brooch.
The Calder Leo Brooch features a handmade lion face with a yarn mane, button eyes, and a red felt mouth, inspired by Alexander Calder jewelry and the whimsy of Calder’s Circus brooch.
The Calder Leo Brooch is a round, golden-yellow yarn accessory with a pin back and handwritten text on its wooden center, inspired by Whitney Museum collaborations and reminiscent of Alexander Calder’s jewelry.
Women's Accessories
Calder Leo Brooch
$400
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Women's Accessories
Calder Leo Brooch

This piece was created in honor of the centennial celebration of Calder’s Circus, in collaboration with the Calder Foundation and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Calder began his Circus in Paris in 1926 as a portable distillation of the natural circus fashioned from wire, cork, fabric, and other materials—at once sculpture, theater, and performance.


Inspired by the Lion Tamer act in Calder’s Circus, this brooch is handmade from yarn and stuffed cotton, embroidered with “Calder - Bode - Whitney.”

  • Made in Madagascar
  • All Calder - Bode - Whitney styles are final-sale

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