Publisher Description

Given unprecedented access to Calder's work and life during the course of their friendship, acclaimed photographer and graphic designer Herbert Matter captured Calder's sculptures, the artist at work in his studio and at home with his family in Roxbury, Connecticut. Calder by Matter includes original essays by esteemed art critic and Calder biographer Jed Perl, Calder Foundation President and Calder grandson Alexander S. C. Rower (editor of the volume), and Matter student and colleague John T. Hill (designer of the volume). This unique collection of over 300 images, many of which are published here for the first time, offers a new perspective on Calder's oeuvre, life, and creative process. Calder by Matter has been published in direct collaboration with the Calder Foundation.

Author Biography

Alexander S. C. Rower is president and founder of the Calder Foundation. Jed Perl, the art critic for The New Republic, has been called by poet John Ashbery "an almost solitary, essential voice." His many books include Antoine's Alphabet: Watteau and His World, Eyewitness: Reports from an Art World in Crisis, and New Art City: Manhattan at Mid-Century. He is currently working on a biography of Alexander Calder. John T. Hill's previous books include Walker Evans: The Hungry Eye.

Review

Sheds new light on the sculptor's process and working environment. The beautiful, mostly black-and-white images convey a clear sense of the scale and movement of Calder's work.-- "Public Art Review"

Long Description

Photographer and graphic designer Herbert Matter, a close friend of Alexander Calder, had the privilege of photographing the artist's sculptures at different stages of their realization and capturing Calder at work in his studios and in his Roxbury, Connecticut, home. Calder by Matter offers a new perspective on the sculptor's life and work, presenting over 300 photographs of the artist and his family, many of which are previously unpublished.

Review Quote

"Sheds new light on the sculptor's process and working environment. The beautiful, mostly black-and-white images convey a clear sense of the scale and movement of Calder's work."

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