He produced a brass sculpture called Dog and Duck at age eleven, although a wood carving called The Flattest Cat is sometimes cited as his first real sculpture.
He produced a brass sculpture called Dog and Duck at age eleven, although a wood carving called The Flattest Cat is sometimes cited as his first real sculpture. Inspired by his early career sketching circus animals, he produced a bunch of abstract miniatures to form a "Cirque" of his own, during which he developed his trademark pieces. His friend Jean Arp called his metallic, freestanding still sculptures stabiles, while Marcel Duchamp coined the term for the other major category of his work. FTP, name this American sculptor of Lobster Trap and Fish Tail and many other wire mobiles.
He produced a brass sculpture called Dog and Duck at age eleven, although a wood carving called The Flattest Cat is sometimes cited as his first real sculpture.
Alexander {Calder}