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  2. Alexander Calder - Wikipedia

    • Learn about the life and work of Alexander Calder, who created innovative kinetic sculptures powered by motors or air currents. Explore his early influences, artistic style, and public commissions around the … See more

    BornJuly 22, 1898 · Lawnton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
    DiedNovember 11, 1976 (aged 78) · New York City, U.S.
    Known forSculpture
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    Alexander Calder ( / ˈkɔːldər / ; July 22, 1898 – November 11, 1976) was an American sculptor known both for his innovative mobiles (kinetic sculptures powered b… See more

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    Alexander "Sandy" Calder was born in 1898 in Lawnton, Pennsylvania. His birthdate remains a source of confusion. According to Calder's mother, Nanette (née Lederer), C… See more

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  1. Alexander Calder - 229 artworks - sculpture - WikiArt.org

    Learn about the life and art of Alexander Calder, the American sculptor who invented the mobile and the stabile. Explore his abstract constructions of wire, …

    • Nationality: American
    • Born: Jul 20, 1898
    • Place Of Birth: Lawnton, Pennsylvania, United States
    • Died: Nov 11, 1976
  2. Alexander Calder Sculptures, Bio, Ideas | TheArtStory

    Learn about the life and work of Alexander Calder, who redefined sculpture by introducing movement, line, and color. Explore his famous mobiles, stabiles, …

    • Nationality: American
    • Born: Jul 22, 1898
    • Place Of Birth: Lawnton, Pennsylvania
    • Died: Nov 11, 1976
  3. Alexander Calder | Mobile | The Metropolitan Museum …

    A painted aluminum and steel sculpture by the American artist Alexander Calder, who coined the term "mobile" for his hanging works. The mobile was made in 1941 and awarded a prize by the sculpture committee of The Met in …

  4. Alexander Calder - MoMA

  5. Alexander Calder | American Sculptor & Painter

    Alexander Calder 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. Visually fascinating and emotionally engaging, those …

  6. Calder: In Motion, The Shirley Family Collection

    Explore the career and legacy of American sculptor Alexander Calder, who revolutionized modern art with his mobiles and stabiles. See over 45 works from the Shirley Family Collection, one of the most important private holdings of

  7. Who is Alexander Calder? - Tate

    Learn about the life and work of Alexander Calder, an American sculptor who invented the mobile and the stabile. Discover his love for the circus, his experiments with wire and colour, and his famous sculptures in space and on …

  8. The Artist - Calder: In Motion, The Shirley Family …

    Learn about the life and career of Alexander Calder, the pioneer of kinetic sculpture and a master of wire, wood, and steel. Explore his artistic influences, innovations, and legacy through his works and photos.

  9. Alexander Calder: Modern from the Start - MoMA

    Mar 14, 2021 · 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 …

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