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Calder, Alexander 1898-1976

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Works: 1,276 works in 1,857 publications in 18 languages and 61,673 library holdings
Genres: Photographs  Watercolor painting, American 
Roles: Illustrator, Lithographer, Artist, Set designer , Engraver, Creator, Other, Interviewee, Costume designer, Host, Author of introduction, Editor
Classifications: nb237.c28, 730.924
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272 editions published between and 2011 in 11 languages and held by 1,836 libraries worldwide
Calder lleva la escultura del siglo XX a un estado de transparencia e ingravidez semejante a la de la mágica levitación, inaugurando así una nueva forma de concebir el espacio desde una perspectiva cósmica, aeroespacial, cosmonáutica, en un afán de mostrar la tensión entre peso y ligereza que constituye un nuevo horizonte para la escultura posterior.
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18 editions published between and 2002 in 4 languages and held by 1,699 libraries worldwide
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12 editions published between and 1972 in English and French and held by 949 libraries worldwide
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4 editions published in in English and held by 925 libraries worldwide
Catalogue of a centenary retrospective exhibition of 265 objects by Alexander Calder, including sculptures, paintings, drawings and jewelry. Text of the catalogue is divided into five chronological sections each of which is accompanied by a detailed chronology. The exhibition emphasizes the artist's early career into the 1940s when he created his first mobiles, stabiles and standing mobiles. His monumental public scuptures from the last two-and-a-half decades of his career is the focus of the final section. The publication also includes an essay titled Staging Movement by Arnauld Pierre and a detailed exhibition history by Alexander S.C. Rower.
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14 editions published between and 1997 in English and held by 890 libraries worldwide
Alexander Calder by Joan Marter is the first comprehensive assessment of one of the greatest innovators of twentieth century art. The son and grandson of acclaimed American public sculptors, Calder was trained in engineering and sciences. His inherited penchant for monumental sculpture and the interest in kinetics that resulted from his education were important stimuli to his creation, during the 1930s, of the mobile and stabile, two forms of sculpture that are.
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6 editions published between and 1967 in English and held by 878 libraries worldwide
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8 editions published between and 1998 in English and held by 731 libraries worldwide
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26 editions published between and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 640 libraries worldwide
A well-known artist's sketches of animals are accompained by brief text explaining how to capture some of the elusive qualities of wildlife.
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2 editions published in in English and held by 638 libraries worldwide
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10 editions published in in English and held by 565 libraries worldwide
Showcases the work of contemporary sculptors who have been influenced by Alexander Calder, and includes essays on Calder, his practices, and legacy, as well as examples of his art.
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18 editions published between and 2002 in English and held by 544 libraries worldwide
A miniature circus with wood and wire animals, some with movable parts, complete with a safety net for the high-wire act. This elaborate setup included such acts as sword swallowers, acrobats, clowns and lion tamers. Calder personally performed the "Circus" on his hands and knees, supplying the sounds for each animal as they entered the ring.
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4 editions published between and 2006 in English and held by 489 libraries worldwide
From the Publisher: Alexander Calder (1898-1976) is a key presence in the history of modern art, and yet he is rarely seen or remembered in the context from which he initially emerged as an artist. When Calder became "Calder"--Well known for his signature mobiles and stabiles-it was due to a unique variety of presiding influences. His artistic parentage consisted of Marcel Duchamp, who provided the name of and concept for the mobile; Piet Mondrian, who introduced pure abstraction to him; and Joan Miro, who communicated the central theses of Surrealism. Although Calder went on to play a major role in Surrealist manifestations during the formative years of the movement, including being shown in the defining 1936 "Exposition surrealiste d'objets" in Paris, he has since been separated from those beginnings. Indeed, at this point in time, Calder is never included in exhibitions of Surrealist art, even though he was incubated by that phenomenon and contributed mightily to it. This book will put the artist back in midst of Surrealism so that his achievement is more profoundly understood within that context. Works by artists such as Miro, Max Ernst, Yves Tanguy, and Rene Magritte will delineate the Surrealist milieu and some of its chief aspects. The following theses are also explored: Calder's wit, caricature, and linear flights of fancy; his marvelous personages and fantastic creatures; biomorphic forms from an imaginary vision of nature; and his constellations, apparent views of celestial space.
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2 editions published in in English and held by 395 libraries worldwide
"Calder Jewelry features more than 450 bracelets, brooches, necklaces, and rings, photographed in still life by Maria Robledo. Also included are Calder's inventory drawings, boxes he made to transport and store the jewelry, historic photographs of his exhibitions and of jewelry worn by notable collectors and artists, and an extensive chronology. Essays discuss the relationship of these objects to the artist's other endeavors and in relation to the history of adornment."--BOOK JACKET.
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6 editions published in in English and held by 342 libraries worldwide
Dist. by St. Martin's, Exhib: Natl Gallery 3/29-7/ 12/98; San Fran Moma 9/4- 12/1/98.
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12 editions published in in English and held by 308 libraries worldwide
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4 editions published in in English and held by 276 libraries worldwide
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7 editions published between and 1971 in English and held by 257 libraries worldwide
 
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Calder
Alternative Names
Alexander Calder 1898-1976
Calder.
Calder 1898-1976
Calder, Alejandre 1898-1976
Calder, Alexandre
Calder, Alexandre 1898-1976
Calder, Sandy
Calder, Sandy, 1898-1976
Languages
English (1,571)
French (286)
No Linguistic content (278)
German (117)
Undetermined (84)
Spanish (66)
Italian (48)
Dutch (19)
Japanese (16)
Catalan (16)
Multiple languages (15)
Portuguese (11)
Swedish (7)
Danish (6)
Korean (2)
Chinese (2)
Romanian (1)
Latin (1)
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