1898-1976), NATIONAL MAGAZINE AWARD WHICH IS A SERIES OF AWARDS THAT HONOR EXCELLENCE IN THE MAGAZINE INDUSTRY. THEY ARE REFERRED TO AS ELLIE'S OR GRAZING ELEPHANTS. APPROX. 20 ARE AWARDED EVERY YEAR SINCE 1970. THIS ONE HAS AN IMPRESSED SIGNATURE AC AND SERGES IRON WOKS #16. 9 1/2" HIGH X 11 1/2" WIDE X 7" DEEP. THIS SCULPTURE IS MOST LIKELY THE 16TH EXAMPLE TO HAVE BEEN AWARDED. THIS WAS LIKELY MADE IN CALDER'S LIFETIME. IT SHOWS SOME DISCOLORATION AND DARK STAINING PROBABLY DUE TO HANDLING. THE BRONZE WAS NEVER PATINATED AND BECAUSE OF THIS, THE DISCOLORATIONS ARE DUE TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND HANDLING, OTHERWISE IN GOOD CONDITION. PROVENANCE: FROM THE ESTATE OF ROBERT MANNING OF SOUTH DARTMOUTH, MA. BOB WAS A WRITER FOR TIME MAGAZINE AND IN 1949 BECAME SENIOR EDITOR AND LONDON BUREAU CHIEF FOR TIME, LIFE AND FORTUNE MAGAZINES (1958-60). HE SERVED AS ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS UNDER PRESIDENT KENNEDY AND AFTER KENNEDY'S ASSASSINATION FOR PRESIDENT JOHNSON. HE THEN MOVED TO BOSTON TO BECOME EXECUTIVE EDITOR OF THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY UNDER EDWARD WEEKS. IN 1966 HE SUCCEEDED WEEKS AS EDITOR IN CHIEF UNTIL 1980. DURING HIS 16 YEARS AT THE MAGAZINE (1964-1980), HE RECEIVED THIS AWARD FOUR TIMES. THIS ONE IS THE SECOND TO BE SOLD. THE FIRST ONE WAS SOLD IN JUNE 2019 FOR $25,000 BY MARION ANTIQUE AUCTIONS. A LETTER CONFIRMING PROVENANCE WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM ROBERT MANNING'S WIDOW.