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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Alexander_CalderAlexander Calder - Wikipedia

    Alexander 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]

  3. www.tate.org.uk › art › artistsWho is Alexander Calder? - Tate

    Alexander Calder, known to many as ‘Sandy’, was an American sculptor from Pennsylvania. He was the son of well-known sculptor Alexander Stirling Calder, and his grandfather and mother were also successful artists.

  4. www.wikiart.org › en › alexander-calderAlexander Calder - 229 artworks - sculpture - WikiArt.org

    Alexander Calder (/ˈkɔːldər/; July 22, 1898 – November 11, 1976) is widely considered to be one of the most important American sculptors of the 20th century. He is best known for his colorful, whimsical abstract public sculptures and his innovative mobiles, kinetic sculptures powered by motors or air currents, which embraced chance in ...

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    • July 20, 1898
    • Lawnton, Pennsylvania, United States
    • November 11, 1976

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  6. www.britannica.com › biography › Alexander-CalderAlexander Calder | American Sculptor & Painter | Britannica

    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.

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  7. www.theartstory.org › artist › calder-alexanderAlexander 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.

    • American
    • July 22, 1898
    • Lawnton, Pennsylvania
    • November 11, 1976

  8. www.tate.org.uk › art › artistsAlexander Calder 1898–1976 - Tate

    Alexander 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 monumental public sculptures.

  9. www.smithsonianmag.com › arts-culture › alexanderHow Alexander Calder Became America’s 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...

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