Spencer Luckey

Spencer Luckey
Born Spencer Walker Luckey
(1970-07-24)July 24, 1970
New Haven, CT
Nationality American
Alma mater Yale School of Architecture
Occupation Sculptor
Known for Luckey Climbers
Parent(s) Tom Luckey
Website www.luckeyclimbers.com

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

  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. 1 2 "Our extraordinary Climber - a european first". Formel Fun.
  5. Sheinkopf, Laura (Fall 2013). "Movers & Makers:In the Heights". Northfield Mount Hermon Magazine.
  6. 1 2 Reason, Betsy (25 August 2013). "The Children's Museum aims to shape young brains with remodeled Playscape". IndyStar.
  7. 1 2 Richardson, Edward (January 2010). "Vertical Challenge". Texas Architect Magazine.
  8. "The Point Within, Luckey in Princeton".
  9. 1 2 MacMillan, Thomas (8 August 2014). "Climbing Kids Get Luckey". New Haven Independent.
  10. "Providence Children's Museum".
  11. "I heart Rhody".
  12. "Fast". Children's Museum of Houston.
  13. "Luckey Climber South Korea". CODAworx.
  14. "Climbit, an exciting new climbing sculpture, comes to W5". Discover Northern Ireland. 3 July 2014.
  15. "The Franklin Institute". Luckey.
  16. Olivier, Bobby (26 November 2014). "'Infinity Climber' is N.J.'s first mid-air jungle gym". NJ.com.
  17. Luckey at the Internet Movie Database
  18. "Emerging Visions: Introducing Luckey". sxsw.com. 12 March 2009.
  19. "Luckey". Sundance Channel listings.
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