Calder Jewelry

Incredible exhibition catalogue of Calder's jewelry. Excellent photographs and descriptions of his unique and whimsical adornments.

This is an exquisite book filled with unbelieveably gorgeous photographs of Calder's creations. Even the quality of the paper is exceptional. Just a wonderful book that is a treat for the eyes and a deserving tribute to the genius of Alexander Calder.

For all the Calder fans across the globe, here is a new/old art form for your appreciation and amusement. We all knew there were a few delightfully designed pieces of jewelry out there in the universe, but this is body adornment equal to his "CIRCUS" Very simple design, very organic. This book is thoughtfully put together, with breathtaking photos, informative copy and enough pages to keep you happily turning pages for hours. A perfect book for long time Calder fans, young jewelry designers, and people who have yet to go on their "Calder Journey" Thank you, thank you, for a new cherished book!!!

Calder jewelry is a rarified delicacy which makes the current traveling exhibition a must-see for anyone with an interest. The absolutely-next-best thing to being there is this spectacular book!! An amazingly thorough presentation with very sensitive commentary. Wow!!

I saw this book mentioned in the New York Times magazine and thought it might be of interest to a friend of mine who is an artisan jewelry designer so I ordered it as a Christmas gift. When the book arrived I opened it up to inspect it and I was floored by how beautiful Calder's design's are and I was astounded at how his pieces have withstood the test of time (many of the pieces came from the 30s). I normally wouldn't consider myself one who is prone to looking at jewelry design books but this book is more than that it's an art book that deserves a place in any art book collection. Many people who come across this book might have happened upon it via a search for jewelry books but the reader should know Calder was actually not that well known for his Jewelry in fact he was known for sculpture and for inventing the mobile (the modern sculpture that hangs from ceilings).

This book is filled with full page beautiful photographs of hundreds of Calder's jewelry pieces. It's a massive book (in size) with outstanding production value. The photo's are meticulous in their quality and they are beautiful. The stock they chose insure that this book will be able to withstand an extreme amount of handling (the paper is thick). I had not had time to get into the text before I gave it away.

Before I gifted my friend with this book I had another friend preview it and she fell in love with it and this was a couple of days before Christmas so I had to buy another copy for the person it was originally intended for. This time I had Amazon ship it directly to her to insure she actually got it this time. I'm also going to have to purchase one more copy for my own art book collection in the very near future.