| Richard Lippold | |
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Lippold working on a sculpture, circa 1950 |
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| Born | May 3, 1915 Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Died | August 22, 2002 (aged 87) |
| Nationality | American |
| Field | Sculpture |
Richard Lippold (May 3, 1915 Milwaukee, Wisconsin – August 22, 2002) was an American sculptor, known for his geometric constructions using wire as a medium.
He studied at the University of Chicago, and graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in industrial design in 1937.[1] Lippold worked as an industrial designer from 1937 to 1941. After he became a sculptor, Lippold taught at several universities, including Hunter College at the City University of New York, from 1952 to 1967.
The Lippold Foundation is laboriously maintaining his work. Howard Newman:
Lippold was an engineering genius, but we’ve been dealing with a piece that had reached the threshold of catastrophe,...People’s mouths fall open when they see it going back up, like they’re watching a spider spin a web of blazing gold,...“The more that goes up, the more exquisite it gets.[2]
The 14th and 15th of John Cage's famous Sonatas and Interludes for prepared piano are subtitled Gemini - after the work of Richard Lippold.
