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Alexander Calder: Visionary

Posted in alexander calder, ART, PHOTOGRAPHY, FASHION, & DESIGN, PEOPLE, tagged , , , , , on September 6, 2019| 2 Comments »

Alexander “Sandy” Calder (1898-1976), American sculptor most renowned for his invention of the mobile, wrote the Kellogg Company in 1923 with a suggestion for improving their cereal packaging. At the time, they were putting the wax paper on the outside of the boxes. Calder recommended putting the wax paper on the inside. Kellogg adopted Calder’s […]

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Josephine Baker: Captured in Wire

Posted in alexander calder, ART, PHOTOGRAPHY, FASHION, & DESIGN, Josephine Baker, PEOPLE, tagged , , , on October 15, 2019| 1 Comment »

Josephine Baker was already the toast of Paris when American artist Alexander Calder arrived there in early 1926. Her show, “La Revue Negre,” which opened at the Theatre des Champs-Elysees on Oct. 2, 1925, was an instant hit. The finale of the evening was a “Charleston Cabaret,” whose featured number became known as “La Danse […]

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