THE LIFE AND WORK OF ALEXANDER CALDER

By: Paige LarsonNovember 2011

WHO WAS ALEXANDER CALDER?

• A Famous Artist• He created: Sculptures, Paintings and Drawings • Date of Birth: July 22, 1898• City of Birth: Lawnton, Pennsylvania• Date of Death: November 11, 1976

– He was 78 years old

WHY ALEXANDER CALDER IS IMPORTANT

• He invented mobiles, which are sculptures that can move

• He created stabiles, which are giant sculptures that look different from different angles

• His art makes people wonder

EXAMPLES OF HIS WORK

• Lobster Trap and Fish Net – Completed 1939– Museum of Modern Art– New York City, NY– Mobile

Lobster Trap and Fish Net

EXAMPLES OF HIS WORK

• The Eagle – Completed 1971– Olympic Sculptor Park – Seattle, Washington– Stabile

The Eagle

EXAMPLES OF HIS WORK

• Stegosaurs– Completed 1973– Athenaeum Square – Hartford, Connecticut– Stabile

EXAMPLES OF HIS WORK• Flamingo

– Completed 1974– Federal Plaza– Chicago, Illinois– Stabile

Flamingo

EXAMPLES OF HIS WORK

• Five Swords– Completed 1976– Storm King Art Center– Mountainville, NY– Stabile

Five Swords

ALEXANDER CALDER – FAVORITE FACTS

• His nickname was Sandy• He comes from a family full of artists• He had his own sculpture circus• He went to college in New Jersey• He had art studios in France and America• He made his first sculpture at 11 years old

WHY I LIKE ALEXANDER CALDER

• He created all different kinds of art• His work is fascinating• His sculptures from the 1970’s are massive and

interesting

THANK YOU!