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Rickey, George,
Abstract -- Geometric
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor
Kinetic
Sculpture
Two Open Triangles, (sculpture).
Artist:
Rickey, George, 1907- 2002, sculptor.
Title:
Two Open Triangles, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Two Open Triangles Up Gyratory II, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed 1982. Dedicated Nov. 10, 1982.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: brushed stainless steel, or polished aluminum; Base: brick.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 15 ft.
Inscription:
(Plaque on front, top surface of base)
Description:
A kinetic, abstract sculpture with two wind-driven triangles mounted on a pole. The triangles rotate, converge, part, and create a flow of changing shapes. The sculpture is mounted on a short, wide base.
Subject:
Abstract -- Geometric
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor
Kinetic
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
Located University of Michigan, Gerald Ford Presidential Library, 1000 Beal Avenue, Courtyard behind library, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Remarks:
Sculpture was a gift of Kelly and Verna Goss. For related information see: Ann Arbor News, Nov. 28, 1982, and Dec. 5, 1982; and Dennis Alan Nawrocki's "Art in Detroit Public Places," Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1980, pg. 132-133. IAS files contain unpublished excerpt from Einar Kvaran's "Annotated Inventory of Outdoor Sculpture in Washtenaw County," 1989 and an excerpt from Ellen A. Plummer and Frederick W. Mayer's brochure "The University of Michigan Ann Arbor Outdoor Sculpture," Univ. of Michigan, c. 1993, pg. 41 (which lists the media as brushed stainless steel and polished aluminum).
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
"Outdoor Sculpture," Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 1993, pg. 41.
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 MI000411
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Inventory of American Sculpture
MI000411
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