This is Richard Lippold

Richard Lippold (May 3, 1915 Milwaukee, Wisconsin – August 22, 2002) was an American sculptor, known for his geometric constructions using wire as a medium.

He studied at the University of Chicago, and graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in industrial design in 1937. Lippold worked as an industrial designer from 1937 to 1941. After he became a sculptor, Lippold taught at several universities, including Hunter College at the City University of New York, from 1952 to 1967.

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Howard Newman:

The 14th and 15th of John Cage’s famous Sonatas and Interludes for prepared piano are subtitled Gemini – after the act out of Richard Lippold.

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