Best known as the creator of the mobile, Alexander Calder turned his extraordinary talents in a variety of directions. Nowhere is his exuberant imagination more apparent than in this captivating collection of line drawings. Rhymes from Mother Goose and other classic sources provide the inspiration for Calder's eighty-five distinctive illustrations. Originally published in 1944, this compilation…
All the imagination, whimsy, and invention that have made Alexander Calder's mobiles and stabiles so popular. 36 fables in rhymed translation by Eunice Clark with a Calder drawing for each fable and 12 additional vignettes. Includes "The Lion in Love" and "The Hen That Laid the Golden Eggs."