ISBN: 9780977636822 - george rickey kinetic sculpture: a retrospective (2 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Good. Presenting both indoor and outdoor work, this volume examines the depth and breadth of George Rickey's sculptural oeuvre between 1950 and 2000 and its place in the history of American art. Trained originally as a painter, George Rickey turned to sculpture in 1949. In 1964 his kinetic piece Two Lines Temporal established him internationally as a major figure in the history of kinetic sculpture, according to art historian Nan Rosenthal. In 1966 he gave up teaching to devote himself entirely to his creative work. The recipient of 10 honorary doctorate degrees and many awards and honors, George Rickey built a stellar career as an exhibiting artist, author, and professor of art in the U.S. and abroad.…

First Edition. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 132 pages. Published in conjunction an exhibition that ran February 3 through May 20, 2007 in Vero Beach and then traveled to three other locations for additonal dates. Features a foreword and acknowledgements by Lucinda H. Gedeon, Ph.D., a preface by Philip Rickey and an essay by Valerie Fletcher, Ph.D. Includes numeorus illustrations, a checklist, bibliography, and a chronology and works in public collections lists compiled by Birgit Mieschonz. A clean and tight near fine copy in black cloth boards and in a near fine dust jacket with some very minute wear.…