Alexander Stirling Calder

Alexander Stirling Calder (January 11, 1870, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – January 7, 1945) was an American sculptor and teacher; son of the sculptor Alexander Milne Calder, and father of the sculptor Alexander (Sandy) Calder. His best-known works are George Washington as President on the Washington Square Arch in New York City, the Swann Memorial Fountain in Philadelphia, and the Leif Eriksson Memorial in Reykjavík, Iceland.

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