Spencer Luckey
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]
Spencer Luckey | |
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Born | Spencer Walker Luckey July 24, 1970 |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Yale School of Architecture |
Occupation | Sculptor |
Known for | Luckey Climbers |
Parent(s) | Tom Luckey, Elizabeth Mason |
Website | www |
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.
Projects
Institution | City | State | Year Built | Copyrighted | Type of Institution |
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Discovery Place | Charlotte | North Carolina | 1986 | No | Children's Museum |
The Children's Museum of Memphis | Memphis | Tennessee | 1987 | Yes | Children's Museum |
Museo Del Nino | Mexico City | Mexico | 1989 | Yes | Children's Museum |
Illinois Children's Museum | Dupage | Illinois | 1995 | Yes | Children's Museum |
Children's Museum of Winston-Salem | Winston-Salem | North Carolina | 1997 | Yes | Children's Museum |
Winston-Salem Visitor's Center | Winston-Salem | North Carolina | 1997 | Yes | Public Space |
Oviedo Mall | Oviedo | Florida | 1997 | Yes | Shopping Mall |
Lincoln Park Zoo | Chicago | Illinois | 1998 | Yes | Zoo |
Lynn Meadows Discovery Center | Gulfport | Mississippi | 1998 | No | Children's Museum |
The Jasmine Moran Children's Museum | Seminole | Oklahoma | 1998 | Yes | Children's Museum |
Museum of Discovery and Science | Ft. Lauderdale | Florida | 1999 | No | Children's Museum |
Fox Valley Mall | Aurora | Illinois | 1999 | Yes | Shopping Mall |
Children's Museum of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | 1999 | Yes | Children's Museum |
Decatur Children's Museum | Decatur | Illinois | 2000 | No | Children's Museum |
Children's Museum at Holyoke | Holyoke | Massachusetts | 2000 | Yes | Children's Museum |
Rochester Museum & Science Center | Rochester | New York | 2000 | Yes | Children's Museum |
Children's Museum of Cleveland | Cleveland | Ohio | 2000 | No | Children's Museum |
Kidspace Children's Museum | Pasadena | California | 2001 | No | Children's Museum |
Children's Discovery Museum | Normal | Illinois | 2002 | Yes | Children's Museum |
Long Island Children's Museum | Garden City | New York | 2002 | Yes | Children's Museum |
Wonderlab | Bloomington | Indiana | 2003 | Yes | Children's Museum |
Christ Community Church | St. Charles | Illinois | 2005 | No | Public Space |
Glazer Children's Museum | Tampa | Florida | 2009 | No | Children's Museum |
The Children's Museum of Houston | Houston | Texas | 2009 | No | Children's Museum |
Century City Mall | Los Angeles | California | 2010 | No | Shopping Mall |
Delaware Children's Museum | Wilmington | Delaware | 2010 | No | Children's Museum |
Providence Children's Museum | Providence | Rhode Island | 2010 | No | Children's Museum |
Children's Museum of South Dakota | Brookings | South Dakota | 2010 | No | Children's Museum |
Columbus Commons | Columbus | Indiana | 2011 | No | Public Space |
Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum | Reno | Nevada | 2011 | No | Children's Museum |
Children's Museum of Alamance County | Graham | North Carolina | 2011 | No | Children's Museum |
Kidspace | Jakarta | Indonesia | 2012 | No | Public Space |
Lotte World South Korea | Seoul | South Korea | 2012 | No | Theme Park |
Mckenna Children's Museum | New Braunfels | Texas | 2012 | No | Children's Museum |
Indianapolis Children's Museum | Indianapolis | Indiana | 2013 | No | Children's Museum |
Curious Kids Children's Museum | St. Joseph | Missouri | 2013 | No | Children's Museum |
Franklin Institute | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 2013 | No | Children's Museum |
Science Center Singapore | --- | Singapore | 2013 | No | Children's Museum |
Gyeonggi Children's Museum | Suwon | South Korea | 2013 | No | Children's Museum |
Formel Fun | Bulach | Switzerland | 2013 | No | Public Space |
China National Children's Museum | Beijing | China | 2014 | No | Children's Museum |
The Foote School | New Haven | Connecticut | 2014 | No | School |
W5 | Belfast | Ireland | 2014 | No | Children's Museum |
Mountain's Edge Park | Las Vegas | Nevada | 2014 | No | Public Space |
Liberty Science Center | Jersey City | New Jersey | 2014 | No | Children's Museum |
Scott Family Amazeum | Bentonville | Arkansas | 2015 | No | Children's Museum |
The Village at Topanga Canyon | Los Angeles | California | 2015 | No | Shopping Mall |
Little Oasis - Parkview Green Mall | Beijing | China | 2015 | No | Shopping Mall |
PLAY - Discovery Mall | Kuwait City | Kuwait | 2015 | No | Public Space |
The Magic House | St. Louis | Missouri | 2015 | No | Children's Museum |
Tampa Aquarium | Tampa | Florida | 2016 | No | Aquarium |
Whalers Village | Maui | Hawaii | 2016 | No | Shopping Mall |
Westfield Old Orchard | Skokie | Illinois | 2016 | No | Shopping Mall |
Greenwood Community Center | Greenwood | Indiana | 2016 | No | Public Space |
Boston Children's Museum | Boston | Massachusetts | 2016 | No | Children's Museum |
Trapiche Museo Interactivo | Los Mochis | Mexico | 2016 | No | Children's Museum |
Harmony of the Seas | --- | Royal Caribbean Cruise Liner | 2016 | No | Cruise Ship |
IKEA MEGA Teply Stan | Moscow | Russia | 2016 | No | Shopping Mall |
Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences | Charleston | West Virginia | 2016 | No | Children's Museum |
The Veranda | Concord | California | 2017 | No | Shopping Mall |
Great Explorations Children's Museum | St. Petersburg | Florida | 2017 | No | Children's Museum |
Ala Moana Mall | Honolulu | Hawaii | 2017 | No | Shopping Mall |
Hong Kong International School | Kowloon | Hong Kong | 2017 | No | School |
Knock Knock Children's Museum | Baton Rouge | Louisiana | 2017 | No | Children's Museum |
Union Station Kansas City | Kansas City | Missouri | 2017 | No | Public Space |
Downtown Summerlin | Las Vegas | Nevada | 2017 | No | Shopping Mall |
IKEA MEGA Kazan | Kazan | Russia | 2017 | No | Shopping Mall |
Children's Museum of La Crosse | La Crosse | Wisconsin | 2017 | No | Children's Museum |
Irvine Spectrum Center | Irvine | California | 2018 | No | Shopping Mall |
Independence of the Seas | --- | Royal Caribbean Cruise Liner | 2018 | No | Cruise Ship |
Symphony of the Seas | --- | Royal Caribbean Cruise Liner | 2018 | No | Cruise Ship |
Mariner of the Seas | --- | Royal Caribbean Cruise Liner | 2018 | No | Cruise Ship |
River Pointe Church | Richmond | Texas | 2018 | No | Church |
Baybrook Mall | Friendswood | Texas | 2018 | No | Shopping Mall |
Cross County Shopping | Yonkers | New York | 2018 | No | Shopping Mall |
Oxigeno Human Playground | Heredia | Costa Rica | 2018 | No | Shopping Mall |
Luckey (2008)
Spencer and his family were featured in the documentary, “Luckey”,[10] which focused 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
- O'Connor, Aidan; Kinchin, Juliet (19 September 2012). "Height of Achievement: Tom Luckey, In Memoriam". MoMA.
- Bradford, Miriam (19 August 2010). "Oh, to be a kid again". Flor.
- DePalma, Anthony (18 November 2003). "In Mexico City, A State-of-the-Art Children's Museum". The New York Times.
- "Our extraordinary Climber - a european first". Formel Fun.
- Sheinkopf, Laura (Fall 2013). "Movers & Makers:In the Heights". Northfield Mount Hermon Magazine.
- Reason, Betsy (25 August 2013). "The Children's Museum aims to shape young brains with remodeled Playscape". IndyStar.
- Richardson, Edward (January 2010). "Vertical Challenge". Texas Architect Magazine.
- "The Point Within, Luckey in Princeton".
- MacMillan, Thomas (8 August 2014). "Climbing Kids Get Luckey". New Haven Independent.
- Luckey at IMDb
- "Emerging Visions: Introducing Luckey". sxsw.com. 12 March 2009.
- "Luckey". Sundance Channel listings.