Artist Corner - George Rickey

George Warren Rickey (June 6, 1907 – July 17, 2002) was an American kinetic sculptor.

This post shares a sampling of the artist’s sculptures I’ve sighted in California and Hawaii.

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Museum Monday - Craft Contemporary

I snuck out for a solo art date at Craft Contemporary in the Mid-Wilshire area in early December 2025 to view the exhibit “Material Curiosity by Design: Evelyn & Jerome Ackerman” which I highly recommend. The exhibit runs through May 20, 2026.

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Artist Corner - Calder

This post celebrates a sampling of Alexander Calder stabiles and monumental public sculptures that I have seen in Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco and Dublin.

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Artist Corner - Millard Sheets, 2024 Recap

2024 was quite the year of Millard Sheets mural spotting, mostly in SoCal where I live. This post is a recap of the murals seen in 2024 (9 total). Most are located at former Home Savings and Loan bank buildings. Others can be seen at a museum, library and on a college campus.

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