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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Alexander Calder
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.calder71
- Creators:
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Calder, Alexander, 1898-1976Cummings, Paul
- Dates:
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1971 October 26
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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27 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Interview of Alexander Calder conducted 1971 October 26, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Calder speaks of his studies in engineering at the Stevens Institute; his instructors at the Art Students League including George Luks, Boardman Robinson, and John Sloan; working in Paris; performances of his CIRCUS; artists in Paris in the late 1920s; his materials; his use of color and water; motorized sculpture; commissions; and his interest in works by Constantin Brancusi, Jean Arp, and Alberto Giacometti.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Alexander Calder (1898-1976) was a sculptor from New York, New York.
Administration
Sponsor
Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript available on line.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
These interviews are part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.
More Information
General
General
Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav file. Duration is 1 hr., 3 min.
General
This transcript has been corrected and edited at the Calder Foundation by Alexander S.C. Rower.
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Sculpture -- Technique | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Interviews | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Luks, George Benjamin, 1867-1933 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Robinson, Boardman, 1876-1952 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Sloan, John, 1871-1951 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives of American Art
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Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
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