Alexander Calder
1898 to 1976
9 documented presences
8 places
Quo Fuit places 9 dated presences for Alexander Calder across 8 places, from 1905 to 1976. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Alexander "Sandy" Calder (July 22, 1898 – November 11, 1976) was an American sculptor known both for his innovative mobiles (kinetic sculptures powered by motors or air currents) that embrace chance in their aesthetic, his static "stabiles", and his monumental public sculptures.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where Alexander Calder was documented, and when
1905year
Oracle, Arizonaattested
“In 1905 his father contracted tuberculosis, and Calder's parents moved to a ranch in Oracle, Arizona, leaving the children in the care of family friends for a year.”
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1912 to 1915period
San Franciscoattested
“In 1912, Calder's father was appointed acting chief of the Department of Sculpture of the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco, California, and began work on sculptures for it.”
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July 1926month
Kingston upon Hullattested
“Calder moved to Paris in July 1926, travelling to Hull as a crew member of the British cargo steamship Galileo, then continuing by train and boat.”
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July 1926month
Parisattested
“Calder moved to Paris in July 1926, travelling to Hull as a crew member of the British cargo steamship Galileo, then continuing by train and boat.”
source: Wikipedia: Alexander Calder
1933 to 1939period
Roxbury, Connecticutattested
“Calder and Louisa returned to America in 1933 to a farmhouse they purchased in Roxbury, Connecticut, where they raised a family (Sandra born 1935, Mary born 1939).”
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1933 to 1939period
Americaattested
“Calder and Louisa returned to America in 1933 to a farmhouse they purchased in Roxbury, Connecticut, where they raised a family (Sandra born 1935, Mary born 1939).”
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1954year
New Yorkattested
“After his New York dealer Curt Valentin died unexpectedly in 1954, Calder selected the Perls Galleries in New York as his new American dealer, and this alliance lasted until Calder's death.”
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1966 to 1974period
Chicagoattested
“Botolph Distinguished Artist Award * 1966 – Honorary Doctor of Arts degree, Harvard University * 1967 – Honorary Sponsor, Philadelphia International Festival of Short Films * 1968 – Officier de la Légion d'honneur, Ministry of Culture, F…”
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November 1976month
New Yorkattested
“Calder died unexpectedly in November 1976 of a heart attack, shortly after the opening of a major retrospective show at the Whitney Museum in New York.”
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Places Alexander Calder is documented in
New York2 presences · 1954 to 1976America1 presence · 1933Chicago1 presence · 1966Paris1 presence · 1926San Francisco1 presence · 1912
Kingston upon Hull1 presence · 1926
Oracle, Arizona1 presence · 1905
Roxbury, Connecticut1 presence · 1933
Other places tied to Alexander Calder in the record
In each of these, a source puts Alexander Calder and the place in the same dated sentence without stating that Alexander Calder was there. They are kept apart from the timeline above for exactly that reason: a mention is not a presence, and Quo Fuit does not quietly promote one into the other.
March 1906month
Arizonamentioned
“The children were reunited with their parents in March 1906 and stayed at the Arizona ranch during that summer.”
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1 January 1907exact date
Pasadenamentioned
“On January 1, 1907, Nanette Calder took her son to the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, where he observed a four-horse-chariot race.”
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1909 to 1910period
Philadelphiamentioned
“In late 1909, the family returned to Philadelphia, where Calder briefly attended Germantown Academy, before the family settled in Croton-on-Hudson, New York in 1910.”
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1909 to 1910period
Croton-on-Hudson, New Yorkmentioned
“In late 1909, the family returned to Philadelphia, where Calder briefly attended Germantown Academy, before the family settled in Croton-on-Hudson, New York in 1910.”
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1915year
Stevens Institute of Technologymentioned
“He enrolled at the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey, in 1915.”
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1915year
Hoboken, New Jerseymentioned
“He enrolled at the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey, in 1915.”
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1927year
Parismentioned
“Calder's first solo exhibition was in 1927 at the Gallery of Jacques Seligmann in Paris.”
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1928year
New Yorkmentioned
“His first solo show in a US commercial gallery was in 1928 at the Weyhe Gallery in New York City.”
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1928year
New York Citymentioned
“His first solo show in a US commercial gallery was in 1928 at the Weyhe Gallery in New York City.”
source: Wikipedia: Alexander Calder
June 1929month
Parismentioned
“In June 1929, while traveling by boat from Paris to New York, Calder met his future wife, Louisa James (1905–1996), a daughter of Edward Holton James and grandniece of author Henry James and philosopher William James.”
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June 1929month
New Yorkmentioned
“In June 1929, while traveling by boat from Paris to New York, Calder met his future wife, Louisa James (1905–1996), a daughter of Edward Holton James and grandniece of author Henry James and philosopher William James.”
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1933year
Parismentioned
“He exhibited with the Abstraction-Création group in Paris in 1933.”
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1935year
The Renaissance Societymentioned
“In 1935, he had his first solo museum exhibition in the United States at The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago.”
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1935year
United Statesmentioned
“In 1935, he had his first solo museum exhibition in the United States at The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago.”
source: Wikipedia: Alexander Calder
1937year
Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Modernementioned
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1938year
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1952year
1952 to 1962period
1952 to 1962period
1952 to 1962period
1952 to 1962period
Documented at the same place, the same year
Freddie KingChicago · 1966Harvey WeinsteinNew York · 1976Francis CrickNew York · 1976Neil DiamondNew York · 1976Nicholas RayNew York · 1976Gore VidalNew York · 1976Chris CooperNew York · 1976Andy WarholNew York · 1954William ShatnerNew York · 1954Gianni AgnelliNew York · 1954Stanley MilgramNew York · 1954Charles IvesNew York · 1954
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