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Library\n\nGETTING TO KNOW THE WORLD'S GREATEST ARTISTS  \nA L E X A N D E RCALDER  \nWRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY MIKE VENEZIA  \nCHILDREN'S PRESSA DIVISION OF GROLIER PUBLISHINGNEWYORK LONDON HONG KONG SYDNEYDANBURY,CONNECTICUT  \nTo Naomi Rebecca,a brand new work of art,with love.  \nAL BR  \nJ  \nN6537  \n.C33  \nV46  \n1998  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nVenezia,Mike.  \nAlexander Calder /written and illustrated by Mike Venezia.  \nP.cm.一(Cetting to know the world's greatest artists)  \nIncludes bibliographical references and index  \nSummary:Examines the life and work of the twentieth-centuryartist Alexander Calder,famous for creating the moving sculpturesknown as mobiles.  \nISBN 0-516-20966-3(lib.bdg)  \n0-516-26400-1 (pbk.)  \n1.Calder,Alexander.1898-1976—Juvenile literature.2.Artists一United States—Biography-Juvenile literature.[1.Calder,Alexander,1898-1976.2.Artists]L Title.IISeriesVenezia,Mike.Getting to know the world's greatest artists.N66537.C33V4619987092—dc21[B]  \n98-18832  \nCIP  \nAC  \nVisitChildren's Press on the Internet at:  \nhttp://publishing grolier.com  \nPhotograph of AlexanderCalder,by MarvinW.Schwartz,C MarvinW.Schwartz,  \nAlexander Calder was born in Lawnton,Pennsylvania,in 1898.From the time hewas a little boy,he was fascinated by thestars and planets and how machines worked.Alexander Calder invented a brand-new,fun,and exciting art using the things thatinterested him.  \nLa Bouee Bleze,by Alexander Calder.Painted sheet metal.240cm.Christie's Images.Photograph OSuperStock,Ine  \nAlexander,who was always called Sandyby his friends and family,was best knownfor his moving sculptures,called mobiles.  \nSandy usually made his mobiles out of abstractmetal shapes and painted them with his  \nfavorite colors.  \nLa Grande Vitesse,by Alexander Calder.Photograph by Maynard Williams,C SuperStock,Ine.  \nSandy also made sculptures that stood still.These were called stabiles.Some stabiles areas tall as buildings.  \nSandy Calder grew up in the perfect familyin which to be an artist.Both his father andgrandfather were famous sculptors,and hismother was an excellent painter.  \nMr.and Mrs.Calder had lots of artist friends,too.Sandy got used to having artists around allthe time.At a very early age,he was able to seehow paintings and sculptures were created.  \nThe Calder family moved all over the UnitedStates while Sandy and his older sister,Peggy,were growing up.They had to be near the citiesand towns where Mr.Calder found workcreating sculptures.Wherever they moved,Sandy kept busy making toys for himself andPeggy.He found old buttons,cloth,bits of string,and wire,and used them to make all kinds ofthings.  \nToys (installation view).by Alexander Calder.1904-40.Mixed media.Dimensions variable.University of California.Berkeley Art Museum,gifs of Calder Hayes and Margaret Calder Hayes.Photograph by Benjamin 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