This memoir was written about America's greatest artist, Alexander Calder, and his whole family of artists by his only sibling, Margaret Calder Hayes. This is a touching and enriching story of how artistic talent was encouraged and fostered within the Calder family. "Peggy" Hayes wrote this book while in her '80's. She reflects on the important aspects of her life with brother Sandy, her father, Alexander Sterling Calder and mother Nanette Lederer Calder (a talented artist in her own right) and her grandfather, Alexander Milne Calder. As an octogenarian, her perspective is expecially valuable.
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A marvelous & timely memoir on important family values and artistry. -- From the Publisher
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Margaret Calder Hayes was born in Paris, France in 1896 and died in Berkeley, California in 1988. Her life story is told in her well written family memoir, Three Alexander Calders. She married Kenneth Hayes, raised two sons, Calder and Kenneth, and was active in many community endeavors throughout California. She was instrumental in the development of the UC Berkeley Art Museum and conducted art classes for children in her home for some 18 years.
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Three Alexander Calders,
By Darragha Foster "Darragha!" (Bellingham, WA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Three Alexander Calders: A family memoir (Paperback)
One particular work of Alexander Stirling Calder has inspired me to live, learn and write. For that, I am eternally grateful. His statue of Leif Eirkisson, possibly the most famous statue of the Norse Explorer in the world, is a true tribute to the power of the Viking Age.
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