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Alexander Calder : multum in parvo

by Alexander Calder, Jed Perl, Paul Goldberger, Karl Shapiro, John Updike

This volume explores the relationship between scale and size through more than 40 small-scale sculptures created over three decades. It includes archival material, architectural sketches, and photography alongside commissioned essays and poems.

Accession 16336 ISBN 9780986060656 Publisher Dominique Lévy
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