By early summer he was free enough to write. “I feel that now I can try to conjure something up for Princeton.” Disks and No Disks was the title of what evolved. Barr suggested one or more of the disks be painted orange to honor the colors of Old Nassau. A wary Calder replied, “After my initial reluctance to paint anything orange, I think all 3 disks might be good.” A few weeks later he amended this, “I suggest that you paint the smallest ‘Orange.’” In anticipation of the artist’s visit to Princeton in November 1971, all four solid disks had been painted orange. Surveying.
