© Estate of George Rickey/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY
Interpretation
Situated at the highest point of campus, Rickey's sculpture holds the distinction of being the only kinetic outdoor work in the collection. The two squares can turn 360 degrees on a horizontal axis, and the whole assembly can rotate fully around its vertical axis with the help of a strong breeze.
Information
- Title
- Two Planes Vertical Horizontal II
- Object Number
- y1972-42
- Maker
- George Rickey
- Medium
- Stainless steel
- Dates
- 1970
- Dimensions
- ca. 450 x 312 x 12 cm. (177 3/16 x 122 13/16 x 4 3/4 in.), each plane 149.9 x 149.9 cm. (59 x 59 in.) footprint: 30.8 x 30.8 cm. (12 1/8 x 12 1/8) base: 55 x 38 x 38 cm. (21 5/8 x 14 15/16 x 14 15/16 in.)
- Credit Line
- The John B. Putnam Jr. Memorial Collection, Princeton University
- Culture
- American
- Signatures
- Unsigned
- Materials
- Patrick Joseph Kelleher, Living with Modern Sculpture: the John B. Putnam, Jr., Memorial Collection, (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Art Museum, 1982)., 100–103
- Jane McCarthy and Laurily K. Epstein, A guide to the sculpture parks and gardens of America, (New York, NY: Michael Kesend Pub., 1996)., 47
- Karin Dienst, ed., Sculpture of Princeton University: including works from the John B. Putnam Jr. Memorial Collection, (Princeton, NJ: Published by the Office of Communications, in association with the Princeton University Art Museum, 2004)., 6–7, illus.
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