History of Art and Architecture

Alex J. Taylor Presents on George Rickey at Institute of Fine Arts

On September 27, 2024, Taylor will present at a symposium on the American sculptor George Rickey (1907-2002) at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. His paper is titled "Peripatetic Before Kinetic: George Rickey as Artist-in-Residence."

The other speakers for the symposium are John J. Curley (Wake Forest University), Susanneh Bieber (Texas A&M University), Marina Isgro (Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden), Marin R. Sullivan (independent art historian and curator), and Caroline A. Jones (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). The event has been organized by organized by Robert Slifkin, Edith Kitzmiller Professor of the History of Fine Arts, and Richard Benefield, Executive Director of the George Rickey Foundation, Inc.