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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 Many artists made contour line drawings on paper, but Calder was the first to use wire to create three-dimensional line "drawings" of people, animals, and objects These "drawings in space" introduced line into sculpture as an element unto itself
Introduction - Calder Foundation Fashioned from wire, leather, cloth, and other found materials, Cirque Calder was designed to be manipulated manually by Calder Every piece was small enough to be packed into a large trunk, enabling the artist to carry it with him and hold performances anywhere
Calder Gardens | Homepage Calder Gardens in Philadelphia unites the art of Alexander Calder with nature and architecture, creating an oasis for introspection and connection
How Alexander Calder Became Americas Most Beloved Sculptor The first biography of America's greatest twentieth-century sculptor, Alexander Calder: an authoritative and revelatory achievement, based on a wealth of letters and papers never before
Alexander Calder | Mobile | The Metropolitan Museum of Art Indeed, it was the French artist Marcel Duchamp who christened Calder's hanging sculptures "mobiles " For works such as this one, Calder cut sheet metal into various shapes and assembled these elements in a chain-linked system so that the flat metal pieces move in response to currents of air
Archive - Calder Foundation Untitled (Nanette Lederer and A Stirling Calder), 1924 Untitled (A Stirling Calder), 1924 St Regis Restaurant, 1925 The Flying Trapeze, 1925 The Eclipse, 1925