One-page article explainshow Alexander Calder uses humor in this hanging art piece called Bird, describes how the mobile is constructed, and gives a short biography of the artist. Students can then answer questions about the sculpture,...

Biographical summary of the life and career of Alexander Calder an American sculptor known for his mobiles and monumental sculptures.

Take this short quiz and see how much trivia you know about artist Alexander Calder. The answers are at the bottom. Don't cheat!

Exhibit of Calder's work in portraiture and the expressive capabilities of wire, his favorite medium.

A comprehensive site with a biography, time line, and images. The text in this site is suitable for older students, but the pictures and images will be loved by all.

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, A. Stirling Calder is described here along with information on his contributions to art through sculpture. Calder comes from a line of sculptors including his father, Alexander...

This site provides information on Alexander Calder, the inventor of the kinetic sculpture known as the mobile, as well as detailed instructions on how to create your own butterfly mobile. Included are "Tips and Tricks" to making "a more...

For this lesson plan, students will apply mathematical, science, and engineering concepts to experiment with balancing levers. They will learn to classify types of levers to design and build a simplified mobile. Students will explore...

Alexander Calder invented two new kinds of sculpture: mobiles and stabiles. In The Cone, he combines elements of each-a stabile, or non-moving sculpture, connected to a mobile, or moving sculpture. In this lesson, students use their...

An image of Alexander Calder.

An image of Alexander Calder.

'Man' by Alexander Calder, Ile St-Helene (Montreal)

An image of Alexander Calder.

Learn about mobiles, the artwork of Alexander Calder and balance. Read about the topic and then play the mobile building game where you have to balance different sized elements.

In this classroom activity, students will use balance to create a beautiful piece of art inspired by artist Alexander Calder.

Students will be introduced to form, one of the basic elements of art. They will analyze the types of forms and materials used in various sculptures then experiment with lines in both two and three dimensions to see how shapes become forms.

Students learn how forces are used in the creation of art. They come to understand that it is not just bridge and airplane designers who are concerned about how forces interact with objects, but artists as well.

This site provides information on Alexander Calder, the inventor of the kinetic sculpture known as the mobile, as well as detailed instructions on how to create your own butterfly mobile. Included are "Tips and Tricks" to making "a more...

The Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas, built to the design of the architect Carlos Raul Villanueva, between 1940 and 1960, is an outstanding example of the Modern Movement in architecture. The university campus integrates the large number...

Flamingo Sculpture, Alexander Calder (Chicago)

Big Sail, Alexander Calder at MIT (Boston)

ArtCyclopedia's list of kinetic sculpture artists from the twentieth century. There are links to the sculptors' bio and works.

More than 85,000 works of art comprise the collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art, including American paintings and decorative arts, especially period rooms from Maryland historic homes and miniature rooms, sculpture gardens with...