Calder The Conquest of Space The Later Years 1940-1976 HC Knopf - Very Good

VERY GOOD -Book is in Very Good condition with some shelf wear, light loss of gloss, etc but no major issues like creases, missing pages, water damage, ripped cover, etc. Book likely has a remainder mark. Creators: Jed Perl Publisher: KnopfISBN: 9780451494115Binding: HardcoverPages: 688 pagesOn Sale Date: 4/14/2020Dimensions: 9.4 in H | 7.7 in W | 1.8 in T | 4.1 lb Wt The concluding volume to the first biography of one of the most important, influential, and beloved twentieth-century sculptors, and one of the greatest artists in the cultural history of America--is a vividly written, illuminating account of his triumphant later years.The second and final volume of this magnificent biography begins during World War II, when Calder--known to all as Sandy--and his wife, Louisa, opened their home to a stream of artists and writers in exile from Europe. In the postwar decades, they divided their time between the United States and France, as Calder made his first monumental public sculptures