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CALDER

            
             From reading the article "Calder's Playful Genius" it is easy to say that for all 78 years of his life Alexander Calder loved art. Calder enjoyed the fact that people were intrigued by his work. It seemed no matter what he did, his devotion to art made people happy.
             Alexander Calder was born into an artistic family in 1898. His father was a second generation sculptor and his mother was a painter. Nicknamed Sandy, Calder was fascinated by art and even posed nude for his father at the age of four. Throughout his childhood Sandy was able to create things out of almost anything. One of his favorite tools was a gift he received from his sister. He used the 70-cent pair of pliers to shape scrap metal into animals and jewelry to give to his family members as gifts. Calder even branded his work with his initials.
             Calder attended college at the Stevens Institute of Technology as a mechanical engineering major. He was known to be a very intelligent and creative person, being able to solve problems in ways that others would never think of. Even after graduating he applied his creative methods to a variety of ordinary jobs. .
             After taking drawing classes Calder began to study at the Art Students League. He would spend long periods of time sketching and painting his favorite subjects to get them to appear as exciting as he saw them. Calder's favorite subjects included big tops, cityscapes, the circus, horse shows, and zoos. He even published a manual on how to draw animals.
             Calder continued his love for art by completing his art education in Paris while designing toy animals and life sized human portraits made of wire. This gave him his education while creating a decent income for himself. He then began displaying his passion for toys.
             "Circus" consisted of performers made from little odds and ends that could be found in any household. It was virtually a miniature version of a circus that started of with a few entertainers and developed into a two hour show.


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