"Calder Statues" (1897-1899) by artist Alexander Stirling Calder
High School / Fine Arts / Sculpture
"Calder Statues" (1897-1899) Artist Alexander Stirling Calder Voices heard in the program: Reverend Doctor Beth Hessel is the Executive Director of the Presbyterian Historical Society. John Carr is a conservator with Materials Conservation Collaborative in Philadelphia, which handled the conservation of the six sculptures. Kathleen Foster is the Robert L. McNeil, Jr., Senior Curator of American Art and the Director of the Center for American Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Segment Producer: Anne Hoffman museumwithoutwallsaudio.org The Association for Public Art (aPA, formerly Fairmount Park Art Association) presents Museum Without Walls™: AUDIO, an interpretive audio program for Philadelphia’s outdoor sculptures. Museum Without Walls™: AUDIO is presented in partnership with Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, and has been supported by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, the William Penn Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.