Stone elizabeth leads the way gives top billing to a minor but wellchosen aspect of alexander sandy calders distinguished career in a. The kids loved it and it sparks so much imagination. Most of his paintings and sculptures feature black, white, red, yellow and blue. Calder was born in pennsylvania, usa in 1898 into an artistic family, his grandfather, his father and his mother were all artists. Books by alexander calder author of fables of aesop. The children were reunited with their parents in late march 1906 and stayed at the ranch in arizona until autumn of the same year. The books not only feature biographical information on two beloved artists, they feature threedimensional versions of their work, so kids can see calders most. Three years later, alexanders father contracted tuberculosis, and calders parents moved to a ranch in oracle, arizona, leaving the children in the care of family friends for a year. The alexander calder popup book that will make kids fall in love with art forever. Artist alexander calders works often find an appreciative audience among kids, so its surprising that there are so few books about him for young children. When a book gets your kids excited to read more, thats about the most beautiful thing in the world. Wonderful picture book biography of sandy calders early years as an artist and the creation of his amazing moving circus. Alexander calder created illustrations for several books, including a version of aesops fables. I highly recommend it for a home or school library.
The following article is based largely on a new childrens book called alexander calder and his magical mobiles, by jean lipman. Kinder art takes a page out of calder s book and creates an open ended collage project based on calder s work, glacier with colored petals. Alexander calder and his magical mobiles lipman, jean, aspinwall, margaret on. Book alexander calders wonderful wire letterenfonds. We hope you and your family enjoy the new britannica kids. His new picture book about alexander calder reveals a. And thats just what happened when my girls discovered the gorgeously produced new alexander calder popup book, alexander calder. However, as a kid he was great at maths, so he decided to study engineering at university. Masterpieces by worldfamous sculptor alexander calder are used to teach quantity in this artful, readaloud board book. Alexander calders most popular book is fables of aesop according to sir roger lestrange, w.
It really shows kids that even they can do great things, and the sky is the limit. Mobiles are a kind of sculpture where the pieces are moved by motors or the wind. Alexander calder july, 22,1898 november 11, 1976 was an american sculptor. Alexander calder was influenced by piet mondrian, which probably explains why he liked primary colors.