Buckles Blog: A New York Christmas #2

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Our hostess Mary Rower, as many of you know, was the daughter of famed American sculptor Alexander Caulder.

Chic Silber said...: Although Alexander Calder is best

known for his tremendous outdoor

metal sculptures & his delicate

hanging mobiles like the 1 that

dominates the entry hall of the

East Wing of the National Gallery

in DC he was a nearly fanatical

circus fan & created tons of both

models & paintings that became

known as "Sandy's Circus"

I'll assemble a set of images; 28 January, 2014 10:07
john goodall said...: Howard and Mary Rower were delightful people. I believe thay are i8n the mbig tent in the sky.; 28 January, 2014 10:37
Paul Gutheil said...: John: Yes, Howard and Mary are both now "up there", as is Alan Slifka.; 28 January, 2014 11:49
Buckles said...: Howard once casually mentioned to me that he had a vast holdings in Australia heavily populated by camels.
Maybe that's why he and Bobby Gibbs were such close buddies.
While showing the New York area Bobby would would let him drive Dave Hale's camel pickup/trailer unit from lot to lot.
He once put in Circus Report "Howard Rower drives the Big Rigs with the Big Apple Circus!"; 28 January, 2014 13:49

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