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Alexander Calder
Published in Paperback by TASCHEN America Llc (2000)
Author: Jacob Baal-Teshuva
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Alexander Calder
This book is an excellent piece of work. Expertly written and illustrated with an array of beatifully taken colour photographs. This book is a must have for any fan of Calder's work. Superb.


Calder's Universe
Published in Hardcover by Running Press (1989)
Authors: Jean Lipman and Ruth Wolfe
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A delightful Book showing the many sides of Calder
I looked for a long time for a Book on Calder before I found this beautiful, yet well priced Volume. It's all here from the Toys and the wonderfully playful "Calder's Circus", to the Mobiles and Stabiles, with Jewelry, Household Objects, Bronzes, Tapestries, Rugs, Sculptures and much more in between. There are many wonderful photographs which showcase the wide array of Calder's Art and of course Calder himself. Also included are a timeline, a useful Bibliography and an interesting "Who's Who in Calder's World." At $ 32.00 this book is a must buy of one of America's most important and influential Artists of all time.


Alexander Calder (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
Published in School & Library Binding by Children's Book Press (1998)
Author: Mike Venezia
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Good Information
Very good information book for elementary children. Children in primary grades will need an adult to read parts aloud. Great information if you are doing projects with wire sculpture or mobiles.

A book about Alexander Calder and his work for children
I purchased this delightful book for my budding young artist, Noah (age 6) after we watched a PBS special on Alexander Calder. We were not disappointed. Noah loved the charming cartoons depicting young Alexander's life and thoroughly enjoyed the photographs of the artist's mobiles and stabiles. The book provided an excellent basis for talking about Calder's work of course, but it also provided insights into how a young artist develops his or her talents through the years. The quality of both the pictures and text is extremely high. This book will not patronize your child in the least. I would recommend this to any family with young children, but it would also be a valuable addition to any school library.


Calder at Home: The Joyous Environment of Alexander Calder
Published in Hardcover by Stewart, Tabori & Chang (1998)
Authors: Pedro E. Guerrero and Alexander S. C. Rower
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A very good introduction to Calder's art
I bought this book after my visit to the Calder exhibition in the National Gallery of Art in Washington in May '98. It is really a very nice book. You will discover in the book that some of the masterpieces (Spring or Romulus and Remus) seen in the exhibition were found left in Calder's studio and rearranged by the artist. You will love and enjoy this book !

A CALDER LOVER'S JOY!
In combination, the photography and text tell an intimate story about Calder, his wife, their life together and what mattered most to them, which you readers find anywhere else. One comes away with the sense that both of them would have enjoyed and appreciated this book as much as I do. I think this is one of the best "art books" published in years.


Alexander Calder 1898-1976
Published in Hardcover by Yale Univ Pr (1998)
Authors: Marla Prather, Alexander Calder, Alexander S. C. Rower, and Arnauld Pierre
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Caulder 5 stars, Publication 5 stars, Writing Style 3.
Calders work leaves me speachless and in its place... inspired, to do more, better. The book(hardcover)itself is beautifully bound and constructed of the highest quality materials, making it a delight to page through. The writing style is rigid and impersonal. Perhaps the author was careful to provide a neutral background for the colorful, animated genius of Calder but it lacks rhythym, speed and ease of use. I loved the tactile experience of the book itself and of course, Calder for his fresh, brilliant and prolific inventiveness.


Calder in Connecticut
Published in Hardcover by Rizzoli International Publications (2000)
Authors: Eric Zafran, Elizabeth Mankin Kornhauser, Cynthia Roman, Alexander S. C. Rower, and Arthur Miller
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Mobiles and a Whole Lot More.
Reading this book about Calder's work makes me want to bend a wire clothes hangar into nifty loops and spirals ... just for the fun of it.

Calder's art is BIG TIME fun, on every scale from immense graceful outdoor sculptures to strikingly elegant necklaces and pins. The book shows the variety of his creations...tapestry motifs, silver and brass cutlery, campaign posters. Check out his clever pull toy for a toddler.

Mobiles is probably Calder's most familiar category of work, but his playful menagerie, including a kangaroo, an elephant, a giraffe, a big bird and a flock of origami-size birds is his most endearing.

Photos and narrative, together, convey the wit and warmth of the sculptor. They offer opportunity to meet Calder, his wife, and their circle of friends.

Calder, by fine example, inspires one to lighten up and love it. This book is written permission to do exactly that, be it, high brow, low brow or no-brow.


Alexander Calder and His Magic Mobiles
Published in Hardcover by Simon & Schuster (1981)
Author: J. Lipman
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Just all right
Calder is my favorite artist ever. This book captures many of his different styles of works, but it needs photos of his standing mobiles, such as Little Parasite. The book has only a couple photos of unspectacular standing mobiles.


Three Alexander Calders: A Family Memoir
Published in Hardcover by Paul S. Eriksson (1977)
Author: Margaret Calder Hayes
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Three Alexander Calders
One particular work of Alexander Stirling Calder has inspired me to live, learn and write. For that, I am eternally grateful. His statue of Leif Eirkisson, possibly the most famous statue of the Norse Explorer in the world, is a true tribute to the power of the Viking Age.


Alexander Calder
Published in Hardcover by Ediciones Poligrafa (2001)
Author: Gerald G. Lemaire
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Alexander Calder
Published in Hardcover by Cambridge University Press (1992)
Author: Joan M. Marter
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