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Alexander Calder and Making Art Political

In addition to his famous works of art, Alexander Calder lent his talents and reputation to support political campaigns in the 1960s and 70s.

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Alexander Calder at Stegosaurus sculpture dedication

A World in Motion: Artist and Sculptor Alexander Calder

Most renowned for his invention of the mobile, an abstract sculpture that moves, Calder is considered a pioneer of kinetic art.

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Alexander Calder in studio, Roxbury, 1973

Calder in Connecticut: World-Famous Artist Called Roxbury Home

November 11, 2020 • Arts, Roxbury

His mobiles, stabiles, and constellations are featured in museum collections around the world.

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Arthur Miller

Arthur Miller dies – Today in History: February 10

February 10, 2020 • Literature, Roxbury

On February 10, 2005, the award-winning American playwright Arthur Asher Miller died at his home in Roxbury, Connecticut, of congestive heart failure.

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Over Time: Roxbury’s Historical Population

January 10, 2014 • Hide Featured Image, Roxbury

Census data, from colonial times on up to the present, is a key resource for those who study the ways in which communities change with the passage of time.

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