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For the Shirleys, Calder Stewardship Runs From Seattle to the Senate Building

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Jon and Kim Shirley, longtime collectors of Alexander Calder, have stepped in to help restore the artist's celebrated sculpture at the Senate Building. It is a familiar role for the couple: in 2023, their devotion to Calder's work became public when they donated 48 of his pieces to the Seattle Art Museum. Now that same care extends to a Calder standing in one of the country's most storied buildings, kept in trust by two collectors who have made his legacy their own.

With reporting from ARTnews.

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