Alexander Calder
Alexander Calder
American, 1898-1976 The American sculptor Alexander Calder is known as the father of the mobile, a moving artwork composed of delicately balanced sculptural forms suspended from the ceiling. Because Calder's parents, both artists themselves, did not want him to suffer the hardships of trying to make a living in art, they encouraged the young Calder to study mechanical engineering at the Stevens Institute of Technology, in Hoboken, New Jersey. He worked a number of jobs, including as a hydraulic engineer and draftsman for the New York Edison Company, before deciding to pursue an artistic career.
Alexander Calder and His Magical Mobiles Art Book, Lipman & Aspinwal, 1st Ed.
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A great art book about sculptor Alexander (Sandy) Calder by Gene Lipman, a long-time friend of Calder, and Margaret Aspinwall. 1st Edition from 1981. 7.5X10.25“, 96 pages, 95 illustrations, hardcover with dust jacket. The book describes the life and career of the twentieth-century artist and includes illustrations of a variety of his works and a guide to his sculptures in museums and public spaces. It focuses on his representative mobile works and also features early wire works, commercial sculptures, animal sketches, wooden toys, action toys, drawings, production scenes and Calder's early life. Preowned, in good condition, marginal yellowing on the top of the dust jacket.
- designer
- Alexander Calder
- material
- Paper
- style
- Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
- year
- 1981
- measurements
- h: 10.25 in, w: 7.5 in, d: 0.5 in
h: 26 cm, w: 19 cm, d: 1 cm
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