Alexander Calder

MONOGRAPHS & CATALOGS

Alexander Calder: Animal Sketching Preface by Arnauld Pierre. Animal Sketching was Alexander Calder's first book, published in New York in 1926 shortly before he left for France. It is a study of about ten animals and their movements, illustrated
go to book page >>
EDITIONS DILECTA
ISBN: 9782916275536
$45.00 | Awaiting stock

Simplicity of Means: Calder and the Devised Object Foreword by Jonathan O'Hara. Preface by Jessica Holmes. Dinner bells, chess sets, ashtrays, candelabra, key rings, door latches, forks, spoons, tie racks, toys and long, duck-like cigarette holders are just some of the hand-made domestic objects that the important
go to book page >>
JONATHAN O'HARA GALLERY
ISBN: 9780974075167
$30.00 | In stock

Alexander Calder's Teodelapio At Spoleto Artwork by Alexander Calder. Edited by Giovanni Carandente. This fascinating book traces the construction and installation of Alexander Calder's monumental Teodelapio, from his first ideas for large-scale sculptures in the 1930s up to the difficulties attending the construction of
go to book page >>
CHARTA
ISBN: 9788881580750
$29.95 | Awaiting stock

Alexander Calder

Simplicity of Means: Calder and the Devised Object

Foreword by Jonathan O'Hara. Preface by Jessica Holmes.
Published by Jonathan O'Hara Gallery

Dinner bells, chess sets, ashtrays, candelabra, key rings, door latches, forks, spoons, tie racks, toys and long, duck-like cigarette holders are just some of the hand-made domestic objects that the important and prolific American sculptor Alexander Calder (1898-1976) made out of humble, recycled materials for his homes and his loved ones over the course of his long career. This delightful volume features 52 diverse, often anthropomorphic, but always functional objects that represent this limited and rarely seen facet of Calder's oeuvre. It is the first to focus on Calder's purely utilitarian art since 1989. Jessica Holmes writes in her introduction, "Combining a profound comprehension of mechanics with an aesthetic sensibility, Calder produced a household full of practical items that are mundane in name only--ashtray, folding table, toaster--names that belie a fantastic integration of function and form."

SIMPLICITY OF MEANS: CALDER AND THE DEVISED OBJECT
$30.00 | In Stock: Order now or contact your local bookstore or museum shop.