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1870 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 1945 New York City. Known for: Monumental sculpture.
Alexander Stirling Calder was a sculptor working in the Beaux-Arts* style. The son of Alexander Milne Calder, and the father of Alexander (Sandy) Calder, he was born in Philadelphia. At the age of... Read full biography
Alexander Stirling Calder was a sculptor working in the Beaux-Arts* style. The son of Alexander Milne Calder, and the father of Alexander (Sandy) Calder, he was born in Philadelphia. At the age of sixteen, he enrolled at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts*, where he studied drawing with... Read full biography
Alexander Stirling Calder was a sculptor working in the Beaux-Arts* style. The son of Alexander Milne Calder, and the father of Alexander (Sandy) Calder, he was born in Philadelphia. At the age of sixteen, he enrolled at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts*, where he studied drawing with Thomas Eakins. In 1890 he left to study at the Academie Julian* in Paris under Henri Chapu and with Alexandre Falguiere at Ecole des Beaux-Arts*, Paris, France. Calder returned to Philadelphia after two... Read full biography
Alexander Stirling Calder was a sculptor working in the Beaux-Arts* style. The son of Alexander Milne Calder, and the father of Alexander (Sandy) Calder, he was born in Philadelphia. At the age of sixteen, he enrolled at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts*, where he studied drawing with Thomas Eakins. In 1890 he left to study at the Academie Julian* in Paris under Henri Chapu and with Alexandre Falguiere at Ecole des Beaux-Arts*, Paris, France. Calder returned to Philadelphia after two years in Paris and began to produce figurative work and portraits. In 1903, he became an instructor at the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art. After moving to New York City in 1910, he taught at National Academy of Design*, and later at the... Read full biography
Alexander Stirling Calder was a sculptor working in the Beaux-Arts* style. The son of Alexander Milne Calder, and the father of Alexander (Sandy) Calder, he was born in Philadelphia. At the age of sixteen, he enrolled at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts*, where he studied drawing with Thomas Eakins. In 1890 he left to study at the Academie Julian* in Paris under Henri Chapu and with Alexandre Falguiere at Ecole des Beaux-Arts*, Paris, France. Calder returned to Philadelphia after two years in Paris and began to produce figurative work and portraits. In 1903, he became an instructor at the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art. After moving to New York City in 1910, he taught at National Academy of Design*, and later at the Art Student's League*. Calder received national recognition, and by 1915, was directing th... Read full biography
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Keywords (43)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Large Scale, Monumental Artwork
- •Medallic Art, Medallions, Medals, Coin Design
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Bronze
- •Plaster
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Subject
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Commemorative, Memorial, Monument
- •George Washington
- •Nude Figure, Nudity
- •Statue Sculpture
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
Art Association
- •Century Club Association, New York City
- •National Academy of Design, Elected Member
- •National Arts Club, New York
- •National Sculpture Society
- •Society of American Artists, New York
- •Society of Medalists
Art Teacher
- •Alexandre Falguiere
- •Henri Michel Chapu
- •Thomas Anshutz
- •Thomas Eakins
Art School
- •Academie Julian, Paris, Student
- •Art Students League of New York, Teacher
- •Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris, Student
- •National Academy of Design School, New York, Teacher
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Student
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Teacher
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •WPA Artist, Federal Art Project, Murals and Easel Paintings
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •AskART Panama Pacific Expo
- •Louisiana Purchase Expo, St. Louis World's Fair 1904
- •Panama Pacific Exhibition of 1915
Exhibition of Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •National Arts Club
- •National Sculpture Society-
- •Society of Medalists-
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art
Exhibition of Commercial Art Gallery and/or Salon
- •Paris Salons
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts