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Rickey, George,
Abstract -- Geometric
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Kalamazoo
Kinetic
Sculpture
Four Lines Oblique Gyratory, Variation IV, (sculpture).
Artist:
Rickey
,
George
, 1907- 2002,
sculptor
.
Title:
Four Lines Oblique Gyratory, Variation IV, (sculpture).
Dates:
1973 or 1975.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: stainless steel; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 26 ft. x W. 28 ft. 4 in.; Base: approx. 15 x 30 x 30 in.
Inscription:
Rickey
75 (On bottom of base:) "Four lines Oblique - Gyratory
George
Rickey
. Gift of Virginia Pratt Bardeen in memory of her mother, Evlyn Hull Pratt 17 Oct 1882 - 13 Sept 1972 signed
Description:
An abstract sculpture of polished stainless steel with oblique blades or lines that gyrate when set in motion by wind currents.
Subject:
Abstract -- Geometric
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Kalamazoo
Kinetic
Sculpture
Owner:
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Genevieve & Donald Gilmore Art Center, 314 South Park Street, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49007
Remarks:
The sculpture is one of an edition of three. It was commissioned for the site by Virginia Pratt Bardeen in memory of her mother, Evlyn Hall Pratt, who became acquainted with
George
Ricky when he was Director of the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts from 1939 to 1940. IAS files contain a related excerpt from Fay Hendry's "Outdoor Sculpture in Kalamazoo," Okemos, MI: Iota Press, 1980, sect. A-8.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, 1976.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Hendry, Fay L., "Outdoor Sculpture in Kalamazoo," Okemos, Michigan: iota Press, 1980, sect. A-8.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS 76000799
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Inventory of American Sculpture
76000799
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