Today in Art Masterpiece, I learned about _____________________ _________________________________________________________ My favorite part was _______________________________________ _________________________________________________________ Art Masterpiece Alexander Calder ( ) Today in Art Masterpiece, we studied Alexander Calder. Alexander Calder was born in Pennsylvania. His friends called him Sandy. His father and grandfather were sculptors and his mother was an accomplished painter. As a young child he liked to collect gadgets and scraps of many things and make toys out of them. He worked as an engineer before pursuing art lessons at the age of 24. Calder became famous for three different types of mobiles, all of which moved by air currents: mobiles on a base or stand, mobiles hanging from a wall, and mobiles with shapes attached to wires suspended from the ceiling. In Art Masterpiece your child made a standing mobile or stabile, in the style of Sandy Calder, using wire and found objects.

Art Masterpiece Alexander Calder ( ) Alexander Calder was born in Pennsylvania. His friends called him Sandy. His father and grandfather were sculptors and his mother was an accomplished painter. As a young child he liked to collect gadgets and scraps of many things and make toys out of them. He worked as an engineer before pursuing art lessons at the age of 24. Calder became famous for three different types of mobiles, all of which moved by air currents: mobiles on a base or stand, mobiles hanging from a wall, and mobiles with shapes attached to wires suspended from the ceiling. In Art Masterpiece your child made a standing mobile or stabile, in the style of Sandy Calder, using wire and found objects. Art Masterpiece Alexander Calder ( ) Alexander Calder was born in Pennsylvania. His friends called him Sandy. His father and grandfather were sculptors and his mother was an accomplished painter. As a young child he liked to collect gadgets and scraps of many things and make toys out of them. He worked as an engineer before pursuing art lessons at the age of 24. Calder became famous for three different types of mobiles, all of which moved by air currents: mobiles on a base or stand, mobiles hanging from a wall, and mobiles with shapes attached to wires suspended from the ceiling. In Art Masterpiece your child made a standing mobile or stabile, in the style of Sandy Calder, using wire and found objects. Art Masterpiece Alexander Calder ( ) Alexander Calder was born in Pennsylvania. His friends called him Sandy. His father and grandfather were sculptors and his mother was an accomplished painter. As a young child he liked to collect gadgets and scraps of many things and make toys out of them. He worked as an engineer before pursuing art lessons at the age of 24. Calder became famous for three different types of mobiles, all of which moved by air currents: mobiles on a base or stand, mobiles hanging from a wall, and mobiles with shapes attached to wires suspended from the ceiling. In Art Masterpiece your child made a standing mobile or stabile, in the style of Sandy Calder, using wire and found objects.