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Alexander Calder And Studio Jewelry: Rethinking The Role Of The Decorative, Mandy Clark-Russell
Alexander Calder And Studio Jewelry: Rethinking The Role Of The Decorative, Mandy Clark-Russell
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Alexander Calder is best known for his monumental mobile sculptures. Firmly ensconced in mid-century modernism, Calder was highly influential for a number of other artists and movements between wars, especially Surrealism. Less known is that Calder was not only a sculptor, but also a jeweler. In fact, Calder’s work expanded from mobiles, stabiles, and sculptures into the world of studio jewelry as early as the 1930s. The recent revival of studio jewelry, coupled with increased attention of the artist due to record auction numbers, have begged a reconsideration of the role played by the “decorative” digressions of his oeuvre. Previously …