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Alexander Calder cutting metal, ca. 1955

Alexander Calder Papers, 1926-1967

This site provides access to the papers of Alexander Calder that were digitized in 2005 by the Archives of American Art. The papers have been scanned in their entirety, and total 1,086 images.

The papers of Alexander Calder measure 2.5 linear feet and date from 1927 to 1967. The collection documents Calder's career as a kinetic artist and sculptor through biographical material, correspondence, printed material, photographs, scattered prints and sketches by Calder, and a scrapbook. Read more About this Collection.

Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.