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[edit] MISSOURI, not Kansas

"Shiva" by Calder is in Kansas City MISSOURI, not Kansas. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 64.136.207.177 (talk • contribs) 18:00, 22 July 2006.

Thanks for that, but could there be multiple versions of "Shiva" around. The list of works at calder.org definately lists one in Kansas City, Kansas. They have two other works by Calder in Missouri, but the list here also suggests there is a Shiva in the Crown Center, St. Louis, Missouri. -- Solipsist 14:46, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Did Calder invent the mobile?

Is it really accurate to say that Calder invented the mobile? Could a better term be used to explain the notion without making a claim that he was the first, when it is obvious that there were others before him, and he was the one that merely solidified its claim to fame? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.250.37.253 (talk • contribs)

I think it was Marcel Duchamp who invented the term to describe Calder's work. This happened in autumn, 1931. Do you know of a specific reference to the term "mobile" that predates 1931? Andrew Gobien 03:56, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Impairment

Many years ago, I watched a documentary in which Calder appeared. It was clear that his verbal abilities had been limited. I presume that this was from a stroke. He was still designing mobiles. It would be good if the article treated whatever were the cause of the impairment. —12.72.69.246 (talk) 04:51, 3 February 2008 (UTC)