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Alexander Calder<\/h1>\n

Now Available for FREE<\/span><\/span><\/a>
On WNET YouTube Channel<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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An American Masters PBS co-production, the definitive portrait of the only inventor of an artform, the mobile.<\/p>\n

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Roger Sherman <\/strong>Producer, Director, Cinematographer<\/p>\n

Thomas McNamee<\/strong> Writer
Teese Gohl <\/strong>Original Music<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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An incisive documentary. This hour captures the boundless optimism and energy of its subject. Pick of the week.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

People<\/p>\n

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Director Roger Sherman removes the crust of kitsch from the artist who invented all those pretty mobiles… Sherman offers beautiful old footage of Calder showing his wire-sculpted toy circus to a group of wowed surrealists, plus an art-historical perspective from interviewees ranging from a garrulous Arthur Miller to eloquent National Gallery of Art curator Marla Prather.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Entertainment Weekly \u2018A\u2019<\/p>\n

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Playwright Arthur Miller says Calder\u2019s works are endlessly fascinating. \u2018You just feel better for having stared at it for a while.\u2019 The same goes for this portrait.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

New York Post ***\u00bd Stars<\/p>\n

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Producer-director-cinematographer Roger Sherman and writer Thomas McNamee do a wonderful job exploring and explaining the inspiration behind the artist. Very entertaining. Like Calder\u2019s art, this American Masters special is self-assured and singularly delightful.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Daily News *** Stars<\/p>\n

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An extraordinary American masterpiece.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Charlie Rose<\/p>\n

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The National Gallery show is wonderful. But in a few small ways, this hour-long documentary is even better. We get to see the man and his sculptures in motion.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The Washington Post<\/p>\n

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Only one artist could turn the National Gallery of Art into a giant playroom: Alexander Calder. What brings you closer to Calder\u2019s real purpose, however, is a video by Roger Sherman showing work as it was meant to be seen\u2013in motion.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

New York Magazine<\/p>\n

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The American Masters production does full justice to the subject and then some. Roger Sherman, the program\u2019s director and cinematographer, captures the exuberance of the man.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Gannet News Service<\/p>\n

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Emmy<\/span><\/h4>\n

Award<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Peabody Award<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n

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