Jed Perl

Jed Perl, the art critic for the New Republic for 20 years, is the author of the new book Calder: The Conquest of Time: The Early Years: 1898-1940 (Knopf).

Calder, c. 1931

How Alexander Calder Became America's Most Beloved Sculptor

In an exclusive excerpt from his new book, Calder: The Conquest of Time, Jed Perl reveals a hidden side of the artist

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