Two Open Rectangles, Excentric, Variation VI, is a public artwork by American artist George Rickey, located on the Middlebury College campus, outside of the Christian A. Johnson Memorial Building, in Middlebury, Vermont, United States. This kinetic sculpture of stainless steel consists of two rotating open rectangles attached with bearings on a u-shaped mount on an upright arm in a steel base. It measures approximately 12 feet high by 3 feet wide.
This stainless steel sculpture is composed of two rotating open rectangles attached with bearings on a u-shaped mount on an upright arm is a steel base. The rectangles move with the wind in a yaw, pitch and roll.[1] The steel base is painted grey in color and has a silver colored metal plate label attached to it with screws.
InformationEdit
The sculpture replaced a smaller work by Rickey, Two Open Rectangles, Excentric, Variation III, which was stolen from its pedestal in front of the Middlebury College Johnson Building on August 15, 1976.[2] Although the artist and the college were disappointed by the theft, the occasion did permit the artist to produce a similar, larger sculpture that would hold up to the scale of the Johnson Building's architecture.[3]
It, or a near replica, recently (September 2019) has been spotted in Sydney G. Walton Square, San Francisco.
AcquisitionEdit
The sculpture was commissioned in 1976 by the Middlebury College Friends of the Art Museum. The purchase was funded by a matching grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Friends of the Art Museum's Acquisition Fund. This work was the first outdoor sculpture acquired for the Middlebury College campus.
ConditionEdit
This sculpture's condition was described as being well-maintained in 1992 as part of Save Outdoor Sculpture!, a campaign organized by Heritage Preservation: The National Institute of Conservation partnered with the Smithsonian Institution, specifically the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Throughout the 1990s, over 7,000 volunteers cataloged and assessed the condition of over 30,000 publicly accessible statues, monuments, and sculptures installed as outdoor public art across the United States.[4] In Vermont, the survey was sponsored by the Vermont Museum and Gallery Alliance from 1992-1993 where 110 volunteers surveyed 242 sculptures dating from 1740 to 1993. The archives from the project are maintained by the Vermont Historical Society.[5]
^"Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Inventory Number IAS 62130015". Retrieved June 6, 2010.
^Jim Labe (September 29, 1976). "$8500 Sculpture Stolen from Johnson Pedestal". Middlebury Campus. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
^Rick Legro (November 2, 1977). "Sculpture Theft: Blessing in Disguise". Middlebury Campus. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
^. heritagepreservation.org. 2009. Archived from the original on January 8, 2009. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
^Anne Lawless (1993). "Record for Doc 320 Finding Aid for Save Outdoor Sculpture! Records, 1992-1993". vermonthistory.org. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
External linksEdit
Two Open Rectangles, Excentric, Variation VI on Middlebury College's site
Middlebury College's Public Art Collection - Jules Olitski and George Rickey
October 15, 2023
open, rectangles, excentric, variation, public, artwork, american, artist, george, rickey, located, middlebury, college, campus, outside, christian, johnson, memorial, building, middlebury, vermont, united, states, this, kinetic, sculpture, stainless, steel, c. Two Open Rectangles Excentric Variation VI is a public artwork by American artist George Rickey located on the Middlebury College campus outside of the Christian A Johnson Memorial Building in Middlebury Vermont United States This kinetic sculpture of stainless steel consists of two rotating open rectangles attached with bearings on a u shaped mount on an upright arm in a steel base It measures approximately 12 feet high by 3 feet wide Two Open Rectangles Excentric Variation VIArtistGeorge Rickey 1907 2002 Year1976 1976 Dimensions3 7 m 0 91 m 12 ft 3 ft LocationMiddlebury College Museum of Art Middlebury VermontCoordinates44 0 40 53 N 73 10 36 85 W 44 0112583 N 73 1769028 W 44 0112583 73 1769028 Contents 1 Description 2 Information 2 1 Acquisition 3 Condition 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksDescription EditThis stainless steel sculpture is composed of two rotating open rectangles attached with bearings on a u shaped mount on an upright arm is a steel base The rectangles move with the wind in a yaw pitch and roll 1 The steel base is painted grey in color and has a silver colored metal plate label attached to it with screws Information EditThe sculpture replaced a smaller work by Rickey Two Open Rectangles Excentric Variation III which was stolen from its pedestal in front of the Middlebury College Johnson Building on August 15 1976 2 Although the artist and the college were disappointed by the theft the occasion did permit the artist to produce a similar larger sculpture that would hold up to the scale of the Johnson Building s architecture 3 It or a near replica recently September 2019 has been spotted in Sydney G Walton Square San Francisco Acquisition Edit The sculpture was commissioned in 1976 by the Middlebury College Friends of the Art Museum The purchase was funded by a matching grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Friends of the Art Museum s Acquisition Fund This work was the first outdoor sculpture acquired for the Middlebury College campus Condition EditThis sculpture s condition was described as being well maintained in 1992 as part of Save Outdoor Sculpture a campaign organized by Heritage Preservation The National Institute of Conservation partnered with the Smithsonian Institution specifically the Smithsonian American Art Museum Throughout the 1990s over 7 000 volunteers cataloged and assessed the condition of over 30 000 publicly accessible statues monuments and sculptures installed as outdoor public art across the United States 4 In Vermont the survey was sponsored by the Vermont Museum and Gallery Alliance from 1992 1993 where 110 volunteers surveyed 242 sculptures dating from 1740 to 1993 The archives from the project are maintained by the Vermont Historical Society 5 See also EditStainless steelReferences Edit Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture Smithsonian American Art Museum Inventory Number IAS 62130015 Retrieved June 6 2010 Jim Labe September 29 1976 8500 Sculpture Stolen from Johnson Pedestal Middlebury Campus Retrieved January 30 2011 Rick Legro November 2 1977 Sculpture Theft Blessing in Disguise Middlebury Campus Retrieved January 30 2011 About SOS heritagepreservation org 2009 Archived from the original on January 8 2009 Retrieved March 25 2010 Anne Lawless 1993 Record for Doc 320 Finding Aid for Save Outdoor Sculpture Records 1992 1993 vermonthistory org Retrieved March 25 2010 External links EditTwo Open Rectangles Excentric Variation VI on Middlebury College s site Middlebury College s Public Art Collection Jules Olitski and George Rickey Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Two Open Rectangles Excentric Variation VI amp oldid 1005457913, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
