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Calder: Chess Knightmares

By Alexander Calder, Susan Braeuer Dam (Text by), Staffan Ahrenberg (Editor), Alexander S.C. Rower (Editor), Jed Perl (Text by)
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$140.00
By Alexander Calder, Susan Braeuer Dam (Text by), Staffan Ahrenberg (Editor), Alexander S.C. Rower (Editor), Jed Perl (Text by)
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A sumptuous compendium of Alexander Calder’s chess works, with ephemera and archival materials

This handsome volume celebrates Alexander Calder’s (1898–1976) fascination with the game of chess. It comprises two parts: the first presents The Knightmares Portfolio, an approximation of an unrealized publication conceived in 1944 but never published. It comprises 46 chess drawings by Calder inscribed with titles, alternate titles and puns by Marcel Duchamp, Mary Reynolds and Calder. The second p...

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