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Alexander Calder - Wikipedia Alexander " Sandy " Calder ( ˈkɔːldər ; July 22, 1898 – November 11, 1976) was an American sculptor known both for his innovative mobiles (kinetic sculptures powered by motors or air currents) that embrace chance in their aesthetic, his static "stabiles", and his monumental public sculptures [1]
Calder Foundation The Calder Foundation is dedicated to collecting, exhibiting, preserving, and interpreting the art and archives of Alexander Calder
Alexander Calder | Biography, Sculpture, Mobiles, Stabiles - Britannica Alexander Calder (born July 22 or August 22, 1898, Lawnton, Pennsylvania, U S —died November 11, 1976, New York, New York) was an American artist best known for his innovation of the mobile suspended sheet metal and wire assemblies that are activated in space by air currents
Alexander Calder Sculptures, Bio, Ideas | TheArtStory Alexander Calder was born into a long line of sculptors, being part of the fourth generation to take up the art form Constructing objects from a very young age, his first known art tool was a pair of pliers At eight, Calder was creating jewelry for his sister's dolls from beads and copper wire
10 things to know about Alexander Calder - Christies Calder was from a proud lineage of painters and sculptors His grandfather, Alexander Milne Calder, was a classical sculptor who was responsible for the famous William Penn statue atop Philadelphia City Hall
Alexander Calder - MoMA With a series of human likenesses made from wire bent into formation, Calder used line to float shape, levitate it, and remove sculpture from the pedestal, evoking volume without the accompanying mass
Alexander Calder - National Gallery of Art Alexander Calder is perhaps best known for his large, colorful sculpture, which incorporates elements of humor and chance into uniquely engineered structures Calder was born outside of Philadelphia to a successful, artistic family