Calder
Kinetic sculpture pioneer
Calder is a surname, most notably associated with Alexander Calder (1898–1976), the American sculptor who invented the mobile—suspended abstract sculptures that move with air currents.
His work revolutionized sculpture by introducing motion as an element: The museum's Calder hangs in the main atrium.
Calder also appears as a given name and in place names.
Capable of movement
- kineticRelating to motion
- stabileFixed abstract sculpture
- wireThin metallic conductor
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
Alexander · abstract · balance · movement · suspended · museum · modernist · Whitney
Hereditary portion of identity
- ScottishOf that northern kingdom
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
clan · lineage · origin · patronymic · Celtic · Caldwell · variant · spelling
Historic English county
- tributaryStream entering larger river
- waterwayNavigable route for vessels
- valleyLow ground between heights
- watershedDrainage area boundary
canal · Halifax · navigation · confluence · estuary · Wakefield
Controlled fission apparatus
- CumbriaEnglish administrative county
- power stationFacility producing electrical energy
- atomicOf elemental particles
- electricityEnergy from charged particles
cooling towers · nuclear plant · Britain · 1956 · decommissioned · energy
mobile
Capable of movement
sculpture · Alexander · abstract · balance · movement · suspended · museum · modernist · Whitney · Guggenheim
family name
Hereditary portion of identity
heritage · clan · lineage · origin · patronymic · Celtic · Caldwell · variant · spelling · namesake
Yorkshire
Historic English county
- tributaryStream entering larger river
- waterwayNavigable route for vessels
- valleyLow ground between heights
watershed · canal · Halifax · navigation · confluence · estuary · Wakefield
reactor
Controlled fission apparatus
- CumbriaEnglish administrative county
- power stationFacility producing electrical energy
- atomicOf elemental particles
electricity · cooling towers · nuclear plant · Britain · 1956 · decommissioned · energy
- Calder ValleyRiver valley in Yorkshire