[1] It is a painted steel plate work of art created in 1975 measuring 365 (H) x 579 (L) x 335 (W) cm (120 x 228 x 132 in.).

[1] It is painted in the signature "Calder Red" (which is also used in the nearby Flamingo) and is intended to represent a dragonfly in flight.

[2] In 1975, Calder produced a series of Flying Dragon sculptures, one of which sold at auction at Sotheby's New York: Wednesday, May 10, 2006.

[3] Completed in 1975, the Flying Dragon is thought to be the final stabile that Calder personally created.

He died less than a year later at the age of seventy-eight [4] A gift of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney L. Port made this acquisition possible.