Monday, October 8, 2012

Star Maiden, by Alexander Stirling Calder

I am currently recreating a sculpture by Alexander Stirling Calder. He's a first generation American, father of the modernist Alexander (Sandy) Calder that we all know and love. Anyhow, A. Stirling Calder created his Star Maiden for the Pan Pacific Exposition in 1915. He copyrighted it in 1914. He hired Audrey Munson as his model. She was commonly hired during this time for sculpture and film.
I first encountered his sculpture in Miami, Florida at a museum and decided that I must study the sculpture more at a later time. That time is now and I am reproducing it as a study to learn more about sculpture of that time period and to gain some influence in my hands of the Art Nouveau movement of the early twentieth century. I will post pics as I go, but here is the original version for now with the master Alexander Stirling Calder. Enjoy.