Alexander Calder and His Magical Mobiles.

Alexander Calder and His Magical Mobiles

Jean Lipman with Margaret Aspinwall

Hudson Hills Press

PO Box 205, 3556 Main Street, Manchester, VT 05254

9780933920170, $24.95, hudsonhills.com

Mobiles are a quaint and unique medium of art. "Alexander Calder and His Magical Mobiles" is the tale of mobile artist Alexander Calder, telling his life story and how he came into the field, but mostly focusing on the man's art. Drawing from Calder's own words much of the time, "Alexander Calder and His Magical Mobiles" features many photographs of his work in black-and-white, as well as forty photographs in full color. An ideal guide to understanding the mobile, "Alexander Calder and His Magical Mobiles" is highly recommended.