Alexander calder biography for children
Alexander calder biography for children
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Who was Alexander Calder….
Alexander Calder is an American artist perfect for inspiring a love of sculpture in your kiddos.
His work is colorful, playful, and full of motion!
Mobiles that blow in the wind, a circus that packs up in a suitcase, even a hand painted BMW car and a commercial airplane were all part of Calder’s huge body of work.
Alexander Calder facts….
- Calder’s father and grandfather were both sculptors while his mother was a professional portrait artist.
They did not want Alexander to choose a career in the arts. They wanted a more dependable career.
- Calder always had a studio space, Even as a young child he was constantly creating.
- He went to college to become a mechanical engineer and held a number of jobs in that field.
- The arts called to him.
He returned to New York to be an artist.
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