Second Print
Animal Sketching is the first book that Alexander Calder published in New York in 1926, a short time before he left for France. This book, fundamental in understanding Calder's body of work, is a study dedicated to a dozen or so animals and their movements, illustrated by numerous drawings. It announces the ingenious sculptural work that he would produce in Paris the following year for The Miniature Circus, in which he gives life to characters and animals in a three dimensional piece.
Alexander Calder (July 22, 1898 - November 11, 1976) was an American sculptor known as the originator of the mobile, a type of kinetic sculpture made with delicately balanced or suspended components which move in response to motor power or air currents.
Published in 1927
Dust jacket is covered with mylar jacket protector
