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Alexander Calder (1898–1976) was an artist whose professional career spanned from 1920 to 1976. He is recognized as a member of the American Academy Arts Sciences collection. His body of work includes titles such as *Alexander Calder. Multum in Parvo*, *Fables of Æsop, according to Sir Roger L'Estrange*, *Un/Natural Selections*, and *Dibujando animales*.
Calder’s writings reflect on the nature of objects and movement. He noted that while various objects in the universe may be constant, their reciprocal relationships always vary. He described the artistic process as harmonizing these movements to arrive at a new possibility for beauty.
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Key facts
- Movement
- Kinetic art , surrealism , abstraction
- Born
- July 22, 1898, Lawnton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , U.S.
- Died
- November 11, 1976 (1976-11-11) (aged 78), New York City, U.S.
- Alma mater
- Stevens Institute of Technology , Art Students League of New York
- Known for
- Sculpture
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alexander
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia
- Place of death
- New York City
- Educated at
- Stevens Institute of Technology
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- visual arts
- Genre
- kinetic art
- Movement
- modern art
- Official website
- www.calder.org
- Image
- Alexander Calder 1968.jpg
- Work location
- Oshkosh
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- described by source
- UbuWeb
- Commons category
- Alexander Calder
- date of death
- 1976-11-11
- Commons Creator page
- Alexander Calder
- Commons gallery
- Alexander Calder
- cause of death
- cardiovascular disease
- name in native language
- Alexander Calder
- archives at
- Archives nationales
- pseudonym
- Calder, Sandy, 1898-1976
- start of work period
- 1920-01-01
- end of work period
- 1976-01-01
- manner of death
- natural causes
- date of birth
- 1898-07-22
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Works in European collections
3 objects attributed to Alexander Calder, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
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. Calder preferred not to analyze his work, saying, "Theories may be all very well for the artist himself, but they shouldn't be broadcast to other people." His father, Alexander Stirling Calder, and grandfather, Alexander Milne Calder, were also sculptors.
Early life and education
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