Alexander Calder
Alexander Calder (July, 22,1898 – November 11, 1976) was an American sculptor. He lived in Philadelphia, in the United States. He invented the mobile. Mobiles are a kind of sculpture where the pieces are moved by motors or the wind. Mobiles are a kind of kinetic sculpture. He also made sculptures that did not move that were called "stabiles."
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Alexander Calder, by Carl Van Vechten, 1947 | |
Born | Lawnton, Pennsylvania, US | July 22, 1898
Died | November 11, 1976 New York City | (aged 78)
Nationality | United States |
Field | Sculpture |
Training | Stevens Institute of Technology, Art Students League of New York |
Awards | Presidential Medal of Freedom[1] |
Gallery
Man in Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montreal, Canada.
Acoustic Ceiling 1953, in the Central University of Venezuela.
The Four Elements 1961, Stockholm.
The Three Wings 1967, Gothenburg Sweden.
Alexander Calder Media
Red Mobile, 1956, Painted sheet metal and metal rods, a signature work by Calder – Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Calder's La Grande Vitesse (1969), Grand Rapids, Michigan
Calder's South American-themed design applied to a Braniff Douglas DC-8-62 taken at Miami Airport in 1975
1975 BMW 3.0 CSL painted by Calder
Eagle (1971). Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle, Washington
Sources
- ↑ Award won by Alexander Calder http://m.thelmagazine.com/TheMeasure/archives/2011/02/15/jasper-johns-gets-his-presidential-medal-of-freedom-tonight