Alexander Calder’s Death – Cause and Date

The sculptor Alexander Calder died at the age of 78. Here is all you want to know, and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

American sculptor who was fascinated by the beauty of hanging mobiles. He made kinetic sculptures and wire figures.

His parents were Nanette Lederer and Alexander Stirling Calder.

Quotes

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“Just as one can compose colors, or forms, so one can compose motions.” (Alexander Calder)

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“To an engineer, good enough means perfect. With an artist, there’s no such thing as perfect.” (Alexander Calder)

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“The underlying sense of form in my work has been the system of the universe, or part thereof. For that is a rather large model to work from.” (Alexander Calder)

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“My fan mail is enormous. Everyone is under six.” (Alexander Calder)

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“I have been making wire jewelry – and think I’ll really do something with it, eventually.” (Alexander Calder)