Foreword from Sculptures bois et fil de fer de Alexander Calder

By some miracle, I have been inducted into a group of Aces of American Art, a society of successful painters and sculptors!!!

—The fortunes of life for an itinerant painter!

The same fortune led me to meet Stirling Calder, the father.

Since I was out of New York when our exhibition was held, I cannot testify to the success of our effort; but at any rate I can testify that Mr. Stirling Calder, who is one of our best American sculptors, is also the handsomest man in our Group.

On my return to Paris, I met his son, SANDY CALDER, who at first sight was very disappointing. He is less handsome than his father. Honestly!!!

But on looking at his work, I know that he will soon make his mark; and that in spite of his appearance he will achieve success with his work, exhibiting his work alongside his father and other great artists such as PASCIN, your narrator.

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Par je ne sais quel miracle, je suis devenu membre d'un groupe d'As de l'Art Americain, Societe de peintres et sculpteurs tres arrives!!!

—Hasards de la vie d'un peintre errant!

La meme chance m'a fait rencontrer le pere Stirling Calder.

Absent de New-York au moment ou notre exposition aviat lieu, je ne peux pas juger de notre effort; mais en tout cas, je le jure, M. Stirling Calder, qui est un de nos meilleurs sculpteurs americains, est aussi le plus bel homme de notre Groupe.

Revenant a Paris, j'ai rencontre son fils SANDY CALDER, qui a premiere vue, m'a bien decu. Il est moins beau que son Papa! Franchement!!!

Mais mis en presence de ses oeuvres, je sais que tres bientot il s'imposera; et que malgre son physique, il exposera avec un succes foudroyant a cote de son Papa et d'autres grands artistes comme moi PASCIN, qui vous parle....!