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Calder, Miro

by Alexander Calder, Joan Miró, Elizabeth Hutton Turner, Oliver Wick

This exhibition catalogue explores the lifelong friendship and early careers of Alexander Calder and Joan Miró. It features their correspondence, rare photographs, and essays analysing their shared artistic themes alongside colour plates of their works.

Accession 16335 ISBN 3905632306 Publisher PWP - Philip Wilson Publishers, Beyeler Museum
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