
Calder: In Motion
The Shirley Family Collection
Jose Carlos Diaz(Editor)
Seattle Art Museum (Publisher)
Published on 16. January 2024
Book
Hardback
142 pages
978-0-932216-63-2 (ISBN)
Description
Showcases a collection that reflects the extraordinary variety and inventiveness of Calder's oeuvreIn spring 2023 the Seattle Art Museum announced that patrons Jon and Kim Shirley had generously gifted the Shirley Family Collection to the museum. The collection-one of the most important private holdings of Alexander Calder's art-is the result of thirty-five years of thoughtful acquisitions and features many significant examples from his production. It comprises more than forty-five artworks representing every decade of the artist's career, including superlative examples of his wire sculptures, hanging mobiles, and stationary stabiles dating from the 1920s to the 1970s. This richly illustrated publication accompanies SAM's inaugural exhibition of works from the collection, demonstrating Calder's unique vision, which has had a profound influence on contemporary culture. It features a curatorial foreword by Jose Carlos Diaz; short essays by Jon Shirley tracing his evolution as a passionate and informed collector of Calder's work and discussing the importance of scale in the artist's sculpture, which ranges from the miniature to the monumental; and an essay by art historian Elizabeth Hutton Turner that expands on the artist's life and his extraordinary impact on twentieth-century art. Short contributions by Alexander S. C. Rower, president of the Calder Foundation and grandson of the artist, focus on ten of the collection's artworks, situating them within Calder's oeuvre.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
67 Illustrations, color; 67 Illustrations, color; 67 Illustrations, color; 67 Illustrations, color; 67 Illustrations, color; 67 Illustrations, color; 67 Illustrations, color; 67 Illustrations, color; 67 Illustrations, color; 67 Illustrations, color; 67 Illustrations, color; 67 Illustrations, color; 67 Illustrations, color; 67 Illustrations, color; 67 Illustrations, color; 67 Illustrations, color; 30 Illustrations, black and white; 30 Illustrations, black and white; 30 Illustrations, black and white; 30 Illustrations, black and white; 30 Illustrations, black and white; 30 Illustrations, black and white; 30 Illustrations, black and white; 30 Illustrations, black and white; 30 Illustrations, black and white; 30 Illustrations, black and white; 30 Illustrations, black and white; 30 Illustrations, black and white; 30 Illustrations, black and white; 30 Illustrations, black and white; 30 Illustrations, black and white; 30 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 280 mm
Width: 234 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
926 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-932216-63-2 (9780932216632)
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Person
Jose Carlos Diaz is Susan Brotman Deputy Director for Art at the Seattle Art Museum.