Spencer Luckey
Spencer Luckey | |
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New Haven, CT | |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Yale School of Architecture |
| Occupation | Sculptor |
| Known for | Luckey Climbers |
| Parent(s) | Tom Luckey, Elizabeth Mason |
| Website | www |
Spencer Walker Luckey is an American artist and president of Luckey Climbers, a design/fabrication firm that specializes in climbing sculptures for children's museums [1][2] and other institutions world-wide.[3][4]
Biography
Spencer was raised in
Northfield Mount Hermon and is a graduate of Connecticut College and Yale School of Architecture.[5]
He is married to artist Briah Uhl, and they have a son, Clyde.
Luckey Climbers
Spencer took over operations in 2006 after his father, Tom Luckey, became paralyzed. Spencer has been responsible for the design, fabrication and installation of the climbers.[6][7][8] While the head of Luckey Climbers, Spencer has introduced digitally-based techniques of shaping and structural analysis, his work marks a departure from the analog mode of his father.[9] Luckey Climbers has expanded internationally.
Luckey (2008)
Spencer and his family are featured in the documentary Luckey,Sundance Channel.[12]
References
- MoMA.
- ^ Bradford, Miriam (19 August 2010). "Oh, to be a kid again". Flor.
- ^ DePalma, Anthony (18 November 2003). "In Mexico City, A State-of-the-Art Children's Museum". The New York Times.
- ^ "Our extraordinary Climber - a european first". Formel Fun.
- ^ Sheinkopf, Laura (Fall 2013). "Movers & Makers:In the Heights". Northfield Mount Hermon Magazine.
- IndyStar.
- ^ Richardson, Edward (January 2010). "Vertical Challenge". Texas Architect Magazine.
- ^ "The Point Within, Luckey in Princeton". thecommunitygarden.co.
- ^ MacMillan, Thomas (8 August 2014). "Climbing Kids Get Luckey". New Haven Independent.
- IMDb
- ^ "Emerging Visions: Introducing Luckey". sxsw.com. 12 March 2009.
- Sundance Channel.
External links
- Official website
- Spencer Luckey at IMDb
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