George Rickey Foundation

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While George Rickey’s later sculptures used nature solely as a kinetic collaborator rather than inspiration for subject matter, his earlier works were often created and named to reflect subjects like trees, fish, birds, the sun and the moon. What insect do you think Rickey was thinking of when he created this sculpture?
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George Rickey, “Insect,” 1956. Stainless steel and paint. Whereabouts unknown.