Rochester Public Art by Richard MargolisAn Inventory of Rochester NY's Landmark Sculpture, Monuments, and Memorials

 

Two Lines Up Eccentric Twelve Feet by George Rickey

Two Lines Up Eccentric Twelve Feet
Two Lines Up Eccentric Twelve FeetTwo Lines Up Eccentric Twelve Feet - 2Two Lines Up Eccentric Twelve Feet - 3
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...

 
 

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