Alexander Calder - Wikipedia
WEBAlexander Calder (/ ˈ k ɔː l d ər /; 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.
Calder Foundation
WEBCalder: In Motion, The Shirley Family Collection at the Seattle Art Museum. The Calder Foundation is dedicated to collecting, exhibiting, preserving, and interpreting the art and archives of Alexander Calder.
Alexander Calder | MoMA
WEBAlexander Calder (; 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 …
Alexander Calder | Mobile | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
WEBOverview. Provenance. Exhibition History. References. Title: Mobile. Artist: Alexander Calder (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1898–1976 New York) Date: 1941. Medium: Painted aluminum, steel, steel rod, and wire. Dimensions: assembled: 60 in. × 152 3/8 in. (152.4 × 387.1 cm) a: 27 1/2 × 55 1/2 in., 2.7 lb. (69.9 × 141 cm, 1.2 kg)
Alexander Calder: Modern from the Start | MoMA
WEBExhibition. Mar 14, 2021–Jan 15, 2022. Alexander Calder reimagined sculpture as an experiment in space and motion, upending centuries-old notions that sculpture should be static, grounded, and dense by making artworks that often move freely and interact with their surroundings.
Alexander Calder Sculptures, Bio, Ideas | TheArtStory
WEB1 of 6. Summary of Alexander Calder. American artist Alexander Calder redefined sculpture by introducing the element of movement, first through performances of his mechanical Calder's Circus and later with motorized works, and, finally, with hanging works called "mobiles."
How Alexander Calder Became America’s Most Beloved Sculptor
WEBThe 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 | American Sculptor & Painter | Britannica
WEBMar 9, 2024 · Alexander Calder (born July 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 | Smithsonian American Art Museum
WEBBiography. Sculptor, world renowned for his stabiles and mobiles begun in the 1930s. Calder's vision was broad and groundbreaking, and his output was prodigious—ranging from small figurines to large, architecturally related sculptures, from whimsical toys to …
Alexander Calder's life and career | American Masters | PBS
WEBAug 12, 2006 · Born in 1898 in Philadelphia, Calder came from a family of artists. Both his father and grandfather were well-known sculptors, and his mother was a painter. Throughout his young life, Calder...
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