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Alexander Calder

American artist (1898–1976)

  • Fame60.7
  • Momentum15.3
  • Artists rank#182
Source-basedStable
  • Fame60.7
  • Momentum15.3
  • Artists rank#182
  • Wikipedia32.6K
Lived 1898–1976, aged 78United States
United StatesUnited StatesArtistsArtist
  • Wikipedia
    49 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1898–1976
    Aged 78
  • Known for
    8 x 8: A Chess-Sonata …
    1957
Summary
Updated 2026-06-21

Alexander "Sandy" Calder was an American sculptor known both for his innovative mobiles that embrace chance in their aesthetic, his static "stabiles", and his monumental public sculptures. Calder preferred not to analyze his work, saying, "Theories may be all very well for the artist himself, but they shouldn't be broadcast to other people." His father, Alexander Stirling Calder, and grandfather, Alexander Milne Calder, were also sculptors.

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60.7
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Momentum15.3
Historical25.2
Now attention47.4
Source confidence70.0
Completeness80.0
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#182
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