Calder's 1927 Great Circus

  • January 1955
  • 43mins

  • Documentary
  • Family
  • Directed by

    Jean Painlevé,

    Starring

    Alexander Calder,

    Alexander Calder created and performed one of the most important and beloved works, his miniature circus (1926-1931). More than twenty years later Jean Painleve made Le Grande Cirque Calder 1927, begun in 1953 and completed in 1955.