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Alexander Calder
American artist Alexander Calder with one of his mobiles in his Roxbury, Connecticut, studio.
Alexander Calder was born into a family of artists. His mother was the painter Nanette Calder (née Lederer; 1866–1960), and his father was the sculptor Alexander Stirling Calder (1870–1945).1
His grandfather, Alexander Milne Calder, was also a sculptor, and although the younger Alexander initially resisted following in his family's footsteps, he eventually pursued a career in art after first earning a degree in mechanical engineering.1