Though he was the son and grandson of artists, he initially trained as an engineer and even worked in a ship's boiler room. His first significant work was inspired by a form of entertainment and could be packed into a suitcase, but he became most famous for his large examples of kinetic art -- in fact, some of his works literally took to the air. Who was he, and can you provide an illustration of one of his designs?

peasypod

Might this be Alexander Calder? Oct 19 05, 4:30 PM

lanfranco

It just might. How about a nice illustration? Oct 19 05, 4:31 PM

peasypod

http://www.answers.com/topic/alexander-calder Oct 19 05, 4:34 PM

lanfranco

Oh, lovely. A yay! Oct 19 05, 4:45 PM

peasypod

Thankyou dearie, a banana as well? Oct 19 05, 4:51 PM

lanfranco

But of course! In fact, now that I think about it, there's this Calder Stabile that sort of -- Well, you get the idea. Oct 19 05, 4:54 PM

peasypod

Kinketic art at its finest... Oct 19 05, 4:59 PM