Alexander Calder
1898 - 1976
Place of BirthPhiladelphia
Place of DeathNew York
BiographyBorn in Philadelphia in 1898 he worked as an engineer before taking up painting in 1922. He moved to Paris in 1926 and worked giving performances of a miniature circus with tiny figurines. Inspired by a visit to Mondrian's studio in 1930, he joined the Abstraction-Creation group and developed Mobiles for which he is best known. He became an internationally acclaimed artist, receiving numerous commissions for monumental sculptures throughout Europe and America.
