Calder An Autobiography With Pictures de Calder, Alexander - 1966

New York: Pantheon, 1966. 285pp.photo frontispiece. beige cloth, embossed white initials on the front panel. 100's of black and white illustrations, and several full page color plates. The book is in beautiful condition, only a previous owner stamp on the illustrated endpaper, otherwise a fine, clean copy. Unclipped pictorial jacket has light closed tears on the spine edges and the upper corner. in mylar sleeve. Alexander Calder--artist, creator of stabile and mobile sculptures, marvelous juggler of form and space--needs no introduction. With the casual informality loved by his intimates, the man who changed the direction of art in our time tells the story of his life and work in his 1966 autobiography. In the new introduction for this edition, Jean Davidson, Calder's son-in-law, speaks of this innovative artist's life, revealing glimpses of the man, his art, and his sense of approaching death.". First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good-.