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 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. Works installed under Spencer include:

Project Location Client Date
Ala Moana Center Honolulu, Hawaii Brookfield Properties 2016
Aquarium at the Boardwalk Branson, Missouri Kuvera and Partners 2021
Boston Children's Museum Boston, Massachusetts Boston Children's Museum 2016
Children's Discovery Museum Normal, Illinois City of Normal, Illinois 2022
The Franklin Institute Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The Franklin Institute 2016
Irvine Spectrum Center Irvine, California The Irvine Company 2017
Liberty Science Center Jersey City, New Jersey Liberty Science Center 2018
Museum of Solutions Mumbai, India Museum of Solutions 2023
Symphony of the Seas, Harmony of the Seas, Mariner of the Seas, Freedom of the Seas, Independence of the Seas International Royal Caribbean International 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021
W5 Belfast, Ireland Odyssey Place 2016

Luckey (2008)

Spencer and his family are featured in the documentary Luckey,[10] which focuses on Luckey Climbers in the aftermath of the accident which left Tom Luckey paralyzed. The film was shown at SxSW[11] and other festivals, as well as on the Sundance Channel.[12]

References

  1. ^ O'Connor, Aidan; Kinchin, Juliet (19 September 2012). "Height of Achievement: Tom Luckey, In Memoriam". MoMA.
  2. ^ Bradford, Miriam (19 August 2010). "Oh, to be a kid again". Flor.
  3. ^ DePalma, Anthony (18 November 2003). "In Mexico City, A State-of-the-Art Children's Museum". The New York Times.
  4. ^ "Our extraordinary Climber - a european first". Formel Fun.
  5. ^ Sheinkopf, Laura (Fall 2013). "Movers & Makers:In the Heights". Northfield Mount Hermon Magazine.
  6. ^ Reason, Betsy (25 August 2013). "The Children's Museum aims to shape young brains with remodeled Playscape". IndyStar.
  7. ^ Richardson, Edward (January 2010). "Vertical Challenge". Texas Architect Magazine.
  8. ^ "The Point Within, Luckey in Princeton". thecommunitygarden.co.
  9. ^ MacMillan, Thomas (8 August 2014). "Climbing Kids Get Luckey". New Haven Independent.
  10. ^ Luckey at IMDb
  11. ^ "Emerging Visions: Introducing Luckey". sxsw.com. 12 March 2009.
  12. ^ "Luckey". sundancechannel.com. Sundance Channel.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Luckey
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