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Alexander Calder Quotes: The underlying sense of form in my work has been the system of the Universe, or part thereof. For that is a rather large model to work from.
         

The underlying sense of form in my work has been the system of the Universe, or part thereof. For that is a rather large model to work from.


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My fan mail is enormous. Everyone is under six.



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About my method of work: first it’s the state of mind—Elation (joy).



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