Alexander Stirling Calder
Sculpture, Visual Artist
1870 – 1945
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Who was Alexander Stirling Calder?
Alexander Stirling Calder was an American sculptor and teacher. Son of the sculptor Alexander Milne Calder and father of the sculptor Alexander Calder, his best-known works are George Washington as President on the Washington Square Arch in New York City, the Swann Memorial Fountain in Philadelphia, and the Leif Eriksson Memorial in Reykjavík, Iceland.
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- Born
- Jan 11, 1870
Philadelphia - Parents
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
- Art Students League of New York
- Stevens Institute of Technology
- Académie Julian
- Lived in
- Philadelphia
- Died
- Jan 7, 1945
New York City
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on July 23, 2013
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