Once you see a Rickey, you start to see them everywhere! Find a George Rickey sculpture in a public collection near you at www.georgerickey.org/art/public-c....
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George Rickey, “Two Lines Up Spread,” 197l. Stainless steel. Long Beach Museum of Art, California.

A salute for George Rickey and the U.S. armed forces on this #VeteransDay.
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“The immediate stimulus for the making of my first mobiles… came from the impressions and experiences I had in dealing with technical apparatus in the Air Corps.”
–George Rickey

When the light catches the grinding pattern. 😍
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Don’t forget to change your clocks for #DaylightSavings as daylight becomes shorter in the Northern Hemisphere.
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George Rickey, “Three Squares Gyratory,” 1971. Stainless steel. J Paul @gettymuseum.bsky.social. Gift of Fran & Ray Stark.

#Halloween calls for the eerie & eCcentric—although this sculpture doesn’t warrant a jump scare, it is “off-putting” by being eXcentric!
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A term borrowed from biology, an excentric sculpture has a pivoting shaft decentralized at 45 degrees to bring visual tension & drama.

Poetry in motion.
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George Rickey, “Two Lines Oblique,” 1971. Stainless steel. Empire State Plaza, Albany.

Here’s your inspiration to put your thinking (or welding) cap on and get back to work on whatever you are creating!
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George Rickey at work in his Santa Barbara studio, early 1990s. George Rickey Foundation Archives.

What does this sculpture evoke to you?
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A chest moving with gentle breaths? Anxiety about something hidden? A childhood toy? Bobbing waves? Unwrapping a gift? Something else?
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George Rickey, “Unstable Cube VI,” 1970–71. Stainless steel. George Rickey Foundation.

Fall in frame. 🍂◽
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George Rickey, “Five Open Squares Gyratory Gyratory,” 1981. Stainless steel. Storm King Art Center.

Last call to visit the special exhibition “George Rickey Across Time,” on view at The Hyde Collection through September 28, 2025! Learn more and plan your visit at www.hydecollection.org/exhibition/g....

In George Rickey’s mature work, he skillfully manipulates shape, scale, speed, and space.
[George Rickey, “Three Rectangles Horizontal Jointed Gyratory IV,” 1991, Stainless steel, Edition ⅓. Collection George Rickey Foundation.]