George Rickey

Rickey, George Warren

American, 1907 - 2002

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American sculptor (1907–2002)

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Four gleaming silver metal cubes are affixed to the top third of a tall pole with short arms like abstracted blossoms or tree limbs in this freestanding sculpture. The pole is planted in a grassy lawn and stands as tall as mature trees behind it. The smooth surface of the stainless steel appears streaked.
George Rickey, Cluster of Four Cubes, 1992, stainless steel, Gift of George Rickey and Patrons' Permanent Fund, 1992.79.1

Cluster of Four Cubes

George Rickey · 1992 · stainless steel ·  Accession ID  1992.79.1

George Rickey, Divided Square Oblique II, 1981, stainless steel, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William A. Nitze, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art, 1991.93.1

Divided Square Oblique II

George Rickey · 1981 · stainless steel ·  Accession ID  1991.93.1

George Rickey, Erker Presse, Untitled, 1973 (published 1974), lithograph in black on wove paper, Corcoran Collection (Gift of Olga Hirshhorn), 2015.19.3408

Untitled

George Rickey, Erker Presse · 1973 (published 1974) · lithograph in black on wove paper ·  Accession ID  2015.19.3408

George Rickey, Anatomy of a Cube of Six Hinged Planes, 1970, lithograph, Gift of June Wayne, 1974.99.123

Anatomy of a Cube of Six Hinged Planes

George Rickey · 1970 · lithograph ·  Accession ID  1974.99.123

George Rickey, Tamarind Institute, Two Rotors, Two Cubes, 1970, lithograph, Gift of June Wayne, 1974.99.126

Two Rotors, Two Cubes

George Rickey, Tamarind Institute · 1970 · lithograph ·  Accession ID  1974.99.126

George Rickey, Four Lines in a Square Diagonal Variations, 1970, lithograph, Gift of June Wayne, 1974.99.125

Four Lines in a Square Diagonal Variations

George Rickey · 1970 · lithograph ·  Accession ID  1974.99.125

George Rickey, Variations on Two Horizontal Lines, 1970, lithograph, Gift of June Wayne, 1974.99.124

Variations on Two Horizontal Lines

George Rickey · 1970 · lithograph ·  Accession ID  1974.99.124

George Rickey, Tamarind Institute, Two Fixed, Two Moving Lines, Four Blades, 360Rotation, 1970, lithograph, Gift of June Wayne, 1974.99.122

Two Fixed, Two Moving Lines, Four Blades, 360Rotation

George Rickey, Tamarind Institute · 1970 · lithograph ·  Accession ID  1974.99.122

George Rickey, Cube with Two Fixed and Ten Moving Lines, 1970, lithograph, Gift of June Wayne, 1974.99.121

Cube with Two Fixed and Ten Moving Lines

George Rickey · 1970 · lithograph ·  Accession ID  1974.99.121

George Rickey, Gemini G.E.L., Untitled, 1965, lithograph in black on wove paper, Corcoran Collection (Gift of Olga Hirshhorn), 2015.19.3407

Untitled

George Rickey, Gemini G.E.L. · 1965 · lithograph in black on wove paper ·  Accession ID  2015.19.3407

Bibliography

2002

  • Johnson, Ken. "George Rickey, Sculptor Whose Works Moved, Dies at 95." The New York Times (21 July 2002): 21.