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Alexander Calder
American artist Alexander Calder with one of his mobiles in his Roxbury, Connecticut, studio.
Alexander Calder was born on either July 22 or August 22, 1898, in Lawnton, Pennsylvania.1
While his family maintained that he was born on August 22, 1898, official records from Philadelphia City Hall indicated a birth date of July 22, 1898. Consequently, Calder celebrated both dates throughout his life.2