Richard Lippold

Richard Lippold

Richard Lippold (3 May 1915–22 August 2002) was an American sculptor, known for his geometric constructions using wire as a medium. Lippold was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and worked as an industrial designer from 1937 to 1941. After he became a sculptor, Lippold found himself on several university faculties, including that of Hunter College at the City University of New York, from 1952 to 1967.

His major works include:

*"Ad Astra," at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
*"Aerial Act," at the Wadsworth Athenaeum in Hartford, Connecticut
*"Orpheus and Apollo," at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City, [http://www.pencil-of-nature.net/artman/uploads/2003-08-13-01_orpheus.jpg]
*"Sun," at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, which includes more than two miles of gold wire
*"World Tree," within the Walter Gropius-designed Harvard Graduate Center at Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. [http://www.law.harvard.edu/about/tour/harkness.php]

The 14th and 15th of John Cage's famous "Sonatas and Interludes" for prepared piano are subtitled "Gemini - after the work of Richard Lippold".

External links

* [http://www.bartleby.com/65/li/Lippold.html Lippold in the Columbia Encyclopedia]

References

* Marika Herskovic, [http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/50666793&tab=holdings "New York School Abstract Expressionists Artists Choice by Artists,"] (New York School Press, 2000.) ISBN 0-9677994-0-6


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