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Editor: Alexander S.C. Rower
Contributor: Mark Rosenthal
Contributor: Jane Adlin
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-12-17
ISBN: 0300134282
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Other Distribution

Book Reviews of Calder Jewelry

Book Review: a beautiful art book not just for jewelry lovers
Summary: 5 Stars

I saw this book mentioned in the New York Times magazine and thought it might be of interest to a friend of mine who is an artisan jewelry designer so I ordered it as a Christmas gift. When the book arrived I opened it up to inspect it and I was floored by how beautiful Calder's design's are and I was astounded at how his pieces have withstood the test of time (many of the pieces came from the 30s). I normally wouldn't consider myself one who is prone to looking at jewelry design books but this book is more than that it's an art book that deserves a place in any art book collection. Many people who come across this book might have happened upon it via a search for jewelry books but the reader should know Calder was actually not that well known for his Jewelry in fact he was known for sculpture and for inventing the mobile (the modern sculpture that hangs from ceilings).

This book is filled with full page beautiful photographs of hundreds of Calder's jewelry pieces. It's a massive book (in size) with outstanding production value. The photo's are meticulous in their quality and they are beautiful. The stock they chose insure that this book will be able to withstand an extreme amount of handling (the paper is thick). I had not had time to get into the text before I gave it away.

Before I gifted my friend with this book I had another friend preview it and she fell in love with it and this was a couple of days before Christmas so I had to buy another copy for the person it was originally intended for. This time I had Amazon ship it directly to her to insure she actually got it this time. I'm also going to have to purchase one more copy for my own art book collection in the very near future.

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Summary of Calder Jewelry

Alexander Calder's jewellery has the same linear yet three-dimensional quality as his famous mobiles, and the parts that comprise each piece are hammered, shaped, and composed in a fashion that echoes the artist's creation of his sculpture. Calder produced more than 1,500 pieces of jewelry, beginning in 1906 when he adorned his sister's dolls with copper wire gathered from the streets. This use of non-precious materials and found objects guided his inventive jewellery technique, from his bohemian years of the 1920s and 1930s to the war years. His jewellery was coveted by the Surrealist coterie, and today is still highly sought after by collectors and museums. "Calder Jewelry" features around 300 bracelets, brooches, necklaces, and rings, all of which are exquisitely reproduced in newly commissioned photographs. Also included are examples of Calder's inventory drawings; the boxes he made to store the jewellery; historic photographs of his jewellery worn by notable patrons, art collectors, and artists (for instance, Peggy Guggenheim and Georgia O'Keeffe); and a chronology. Essays by Mark Rosenthal and Jane Adlin discuss the relationship of these objects to the artist's other endeavours and in relation to the history of jewellery.

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