Alexander Stirling Calder
Alexander Stirling Calder | |
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A. Stirling Calder at work on the Star Maiden (1913). Audrey Munson was the model. | |
| Born | January 11, 1870 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | January 7, 1945 (aged 74) |
| Resting place | West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Académie Julian École des Beaux-Arts |
| Known for | Sculpture |
| Notable work | Samuel Gross Statue Washington Square Arch Swann Memorial Fountain Depew Memorial Fountain Leif Eriksson Memorial |
Alexander Stirling Calder (January 11, 1870 – January 7, 1945) was an American sculptor and art teacher. He won a silver medal at the World's Fair of 1904 for his statue of Philip François Renault and led the sculpture program for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition after the death of Karl Bitter. His notable works include the Samuel Gross statue, George Washington on the Washington Square Arch in New York City, the Swann Memorial Fountain in Philadelphia, the Depew Memorial Fountain in Indianapolis, and the Leif Erikson Memorial in Reykjavík, Iceland.
He taught sculpture at the Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial Art, the Throop Polytechnic Institute, and the National Academy of Design. His father, Alexander Milne Calder, and son Alexander Calder were also sculptors.