CALDER, Alexander Stirling (1870-1945) sculptor.
Born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 11 January 1870.
He exhibited at several expos: Buffalo 1901, St. Louis 1904,
Seattle 1909 before he was named chief of sculpture at the
Pan-Pacific Expo, San Francisco 1915. Large number of
his sculptures in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park.
Recipient of American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold
Medal for Sculpture, 1971.
Signed model ASC monogram.
Fellow: National Sculpture Society.
Died Brooklyn, New York, 6 January 1945.
R E L I E F S
1889 Weidrick's Battery Recaptured at Gettysburg Relief .
1894 Hutson (Wife of Joseph) Relief . . . . . . . . . . .
Exhibited: Art Institute of Chicago AE2 (1894) no. . . . . 343
1938 Society of Medalists Dance of Life Galvano Reliefs
[matching pair obverse & reverse]. . . . . . . . . .
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J&J 12:245
n.d. Full Length Self Portrait Relief . . . . . . . . . .
M E D A L S E R I E S
Society of Medalists:
Born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 11 January 1870.
He exhibited at several expos: Buffalo 1901, St. Louis 1904,
Seattle 1909 before he was named chief of sculpture at the
Pan-Pacific Expo, San Francisco 1915. Large number of
his sculptures in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park.
Recipient of American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold
Medal for Sculpture, 1971.
Signed model ASC monogram.
Fellow: National Sculpture Society.
Died Brooklyn, New York, 6 January 1945.
R E L I E F S
1889 Weidrick's Battery Recaptured at Gettysburg Relief .
1894 Hutson (Wife of Joseph) Relief . . . . . . . . . . .
Exhibited: Art Institute of Chicago AE2 (1894) no. . . . . 343
1938 Society of Medalists Dance of Life Galvano Reliefs
[matching pair obverse & reverse]. . . . . . . . . .
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J&J 12:245
n.d. Full Length Self Portrait Relief . . . . . . . . . .
M E D A L S E R I E S
Society of Medalists:
1938 Society of Medalists 17th Issue. . . . . . . MAco 1930-001-017
Auctions:. . . . . . CAL 30:17, CAL 31:71-72, CAL 33:3017,
CAL 35:2017; J&J 7:421, J&J 9:388, J&J 11:1046,
J&J 22:815, PCA 42:1093, PCA 48:1461, PCA 52:1460,
PCA 58:1831, PCA 63:1687, PCA 65:1721, PCA 67:851,
PCA 71:636, PCA 72:1776, PCA 74:609, PCA 80:1592
` PCA 84:968
Collection: American Numismatic Society [>1] 1961.37.27
Collection: Cornell University Johnson Art Gallery . . . . 101
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art . . . . . . . . 38.111.1
Exhibited: AF6 {1955} F.I.D.E.M. Stockholm (1955). . . . 7
Illustrated: M68 {2012} Alexander. Am Art Medals, p . . 80
R E P L I C A S & R E I S S U E S
2000 Iceland Leif Ericson One Kronur Coin (designed by
Thröstur Magnusson after statue by Stirling Calder;
the coin was issued with a companion U.S. one dollar
coin by John Mercanti and James Ferrell) . . . . . . . . . . .
Self portrait by A. Stirling Calder:
n.d. Full Length Self Portrait Relief . . . . . .
C O L L E C T I O N S
C8 {1965} Gardner 38.111.1, p 106-107.
C14 {1996} Marqusee 101, p 20, (biography) 90.
B I O G R A P I C A L R E F E R E N C E S
D5 {1915} Earle, p 62-63.
D8 {1926} Fielding, p 54, 449.
D12 {1937} College Art Association, p 403-407, 409, 411.
BA {1937} Who's Who In American Art: 1937 [1ed:73-74], 1939 [2ed:90], 1941
[3ed:110], 1947 [4ed:583, obit].
BE {1943} Webster's Biographical Dictionary, p 231.
P30 {1945} New York Times (8 January) 17:1.
BDAB{1946} Dictionary of American Biography Supp 3 p 123-125, by H.H.A. [H. Harvard Arnason].
BI {1946} Institute, p 1069.
B2 {1950} Who Was Who, p 97.
G1a {1962} Davidson (Jean) Four Calders. Art in America 50: (Winter 1962) pp 68-73, illus.
A12 {1968} Craven, p 570-573, (biblio) 733.
A13 {1968} Proske, p 110-114, (biblio) 522.
A17 {1974} Broder
AEW {1976} Whitney Museum of Art (bio) p 263.
G1 {1977} Hayes. Three Alexander Calders.
A29 {1982} Baigell, p 58.
D32 {1982} Oakland Museum, p 22.
BF1 {1985} Falk, p 96.
D33 {1986} Opitz, p 126.
AE1 {1988} Falk, 2:121-122, 3:120.
AE2 {1990} Art Institute of Chicago, p 181.
AE5 {1990} National Academy of Design, p 115.
A42 {1993} Reynolds, passim.
A44 {1996} Salmon, American Masters, p 23.
BANB{1999} American National Biography, p 4:196-197, by Britt Steen Zuñiga.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 1:541- 542.
D3a {2006} Benezit.Dictionary of Artists, p 3:203.
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
AE8 {1923} NSS Exhibit Catalog, p 32.
AE8 {1929} NSS Exhibit Catalog, p 39.
AF6 {1955} F.I.D.E.M. Exhibition Catalog 6th Congress Stockholm (1955) 7, p 18.
MA1 {1988} Stahl (Alan M., editor) The Medal in America. Joseph Veach Noble "The Society of Medalists" & Circle of Friends of Medallion, pp 223-247.
N37 {2005} Burdette. Renaissance of American Coinage, p 2:265-266.
M68 {2012} Alexander (David Thompson) American Art Medals, 1909-1995; The
Circle of Friends of Medallion and the Society of Medalists, p 80-81.
Auctions:. . . . . . CAL 30:17, CAL 31:71-72, CAL 33:3017,
CAL 35:2017; J&J 7:421, J&J 9:388, J&J 11:1046,
J&J 22:815, PCA 42:1093, PCA 48:1461, PCA 52:1460,
PCA 58:1831, PCA 63:1687, PCA 65:1721, PCA 67:851,
PCA 71:636, PCA 72:1776, PCA 74:609, PCA 80:1592
` PCA 84:968
Collection: American Numismatic Society [>1] 1961.37.27
Collection: Cornell University Johnson Art Gallery . . . . 101
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art . . . . . . . . 38.111.1
Exhibited: AF6 {1955} F.I.D.E.M. Stockholm (1955). . . . 7
Illustrated: M68 {2012} Alexander. Am Art Medals, p . . 80
R E P L I C A S & R E I S S U E S
2000 Iceland Leif Ericson One Kronur Coin (designed by
Thröstur Magnusson after statue by Stirling Calder;
the coin was issued with a companion U.S. one dollar
coin by John Mercanti and James Ferrell) . . . . . . . . . . .
Self portrait by A. Stirling Calder:
n.d. Full Length Self Portrait Relief . . . . . .
C O L L E C T I O N S
C8 {1965} Gardner 38.111.1, p 106-107.
C14 {1996} Marqusee 101, p 20, (biography) 90.
B I O G R A P I C A L R E F E R E N C E S
D5 {1915} Earle, p 62-63.
D8 {1926} Fielding, p 54, 449.
D12 {1937} College Art Association, p 403-407, 409, 411.
BA {1937} Who's Who In American Art: 1937 [1ed:73-74], 1939 [2ed:90], 1941
[3ed:110], 1947 [4ed:583, obit].
BE {1943} Webster's Biographical Dictionary, p 231.
P30 {1945} New York Times (8 January) 17:1.
BDAB{1946} Dictionary of American Biography Supp 3 p 123-125, by H.H.A. [H. Harvard Arnason].
BI {1946} Institute, p 1069.
B2 {1950} Who Was Who, p 97.
G1a {1962} Davidson (Jean) Four Calders. Art in America 50: (Winter 1962) pp 68-73, illus.
A12 {1968} Craven, p 570-573, (biblio) 733.
A13 {1968} Proske, p 110-114, (biblio) 522.
A17 {1974} Broder
AEW {1976} Whitney Museum of Art (bio) p 263.
G1 {1977} Hayes. Three Alexander Calders.
A29 {1982} Baigell, p 58.
D32 {1982} Oakland Museum, p 22.
BF1 {1985} Falk, p 96.
D33 {1986} Opitz, p 126.
AE1 {1988} Falk, 2:121-122, 3:120.
AE2 {1990} Art Institute of Chicago, p 181.
AE5 {1990} National Academy of Design, p 115.
A42 {1993} Reynolds, passim.
A44 {1996} Salmon, American Masters, p 23.
BANB{1999} American National Biography, p 4:196-197, by Britt Steen Zuñiga.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 1:541- 542.
D3a {2006} Benezit.Dictionary of Artists, p 3:203.
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
AE8 {1923} NSS Exhibit Catalog, p 32.
AE8 {1929} NSS Exhibit Catalog, p 39.
AF6 {1955} F.I.D.E.M. Exhibition Catalog 6th Congress Stockholm (1955) 7, p 18.
MA1 {1988} Stahl (Alan M., editor) The Medal in America. Joseph Veach Noble "The Society of Medalists" & Circle of Friends of Medallion, pp 223-247.
N37 {2005} Burdette. Renaissance of American Coinage, p 2:265-266.
M68 {2012} Alexander (David Thompson) American Art Medals, 1909-1995; The
Circle of Friends of Medallion and the Society of Medalists, p 80-81.