Publisher's Synopsis
"In spring 2023 the Seattle Art Museum (SAM) announced that patrons Jon and Kim Shirley had generously gifted the Shirley Family Collection to the museum. The collection-one of the most important private holdings of Calder's art-is the result of thirty-five years of thoughtful acquisitions and features many significant examples from his production. It comprises fifty-four artworks representing every decade of the artist's career, including superlative examples of his formative works, hanging mobiles, and standing stabiles dating from the 1920s to the 1970s. Calder: In Motion; The Shirley Family Collection accompanies SAM's inaugural exhibition of works from the collection, demonstrating Calder's unique vision, one that stands apart in the history of modern art and has had a profound influence on contemporary culture. The publication features a curatorial foreword by Jose Diaz, Susan Brotman Deputy Director for Art at SAM; short essays b
