Spencer Luckey
Spencer Luckey | |
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| Born | Spencer Walker Luckey July 24, 1970 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Yale School of Architecture |
| Occupation | Sculptor |
| Known for | Luckey Climbers |
| Parent | Tom Luckey |
| 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 Short Beach, Connecticut by artist Tom Luckey and Elizabeth Mason. He attended the Foote School, followed by 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 LLC
Spencer took over operations in 2006 after his father, Tom Luckey, became paralyzed and 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 analogue mode of his father.[9] Of late, Luckey Climbers has also expanded internationally. Recent projects include climbers at the Providence Children's Museum,[10][11] the Children's Museum of Houston,[7][12] Formel Fun [4] in Bülach, the Indianapolis Children's Museum,[6] the Gyeonggi Children's Museum,[13] W5 at the Odyssey,[14] the Franklin Institute[15] the Foote School,[9] and the Liberty Science Center.[16]
Luckey (2008)
Spencer and his family were featured in the documentary, “Luckey”,[17] which focused on Luckey Climbers in the aftermath of the accident which left Tom Luckey paralyzed. The film was shown at SxSW [18] and other festivals, as well as on the Sundance Channel.[19]
References
- ^ O'Connor, Aidan; Kinchin, Juliet (19 September 2012). "Height of Achievement: Tom Luckey, In Memoriam". 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.
- ^ a b "Our extraordinary Climber - a european first". Formel Fun.
- ^ Sheinkopf, Laura (Fall 2013). "Movers & Makers:In the Heights". Northfield Mount Hermon Magazine.
- ^ a b Reason, Betsy (25 August 2013). "The Children's Museum aims to shape young brains with remodeled Playscape". IndyStar.
- ^ a b Richardson, Edward (January 2010). "Vertical Challenge". Texas Architect Magazine.
- ^ "The Point Within, Luckey in Princeton".
- ^ a b MacMillan, Thomas (8 August 2014). "Climbing Kids Get Luckey". New Haven Independent.
- ^ "Providence Children's Museum".
- ^ "I heart Rhody".
- ^ "Fast". Children's Museum of Houston.
- ^ "Luckey Climber South Korea". CODAworx.
- ^ "Climbit, an exciting new climbing sculpture, comes to W5". Discover Northern Ireland. 3 July 2014.
- ^ "The Franklin Institute". Luckey.
- ^ Olivier, Bobby (26 November 2014). "'Infinity Climber' is N.J.'s first mid-air jungle gym". NJ.com.
- ^ Luckey at IMDb
- ^ "Emerging Visions: Introducing Luckey". sxsw.com. 12 March 2009.
- ^ "Luckey". Sundance Channel listings.