| Location: | Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Avenue Rochester, NY (view Google map) |
| Size: | 105" x 43" x 86" |
| Material: | Stainless steel |
| Dated: | 1994 |
Description: Kinetic sculpture that responds to the slightest breeze
Caption: "Rickey was born in Indiana, raised in Scotland, and educated at Oxford University, the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, the Academie Lhote, the Acade'mie Moderne in Paris, and the Institute of Design in Chicago. During World War II he worked with engineers to improve aircraft weaponry, an experience that rekindled his interest in science and technology. His work is in the collections of museums, municipalities, and other institutions all over the world."
From: www.stormking.org/GeorgeRickey.html
References: For docent notes about work in the Gallery colection: http://www.lisayanni.com/Mom'sArticles/AboutGalleryArt....
About George Rickey: http://www.sculpture.org/documents/scmag99/oct99/rickey...