George Rhoads | |
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 George Rhoads with his ball machine, "Peaceaball Kingdom" | |
| Born | George Pitney Rhoads January 27, 1926 |
| Died | July 9, 2021 (aged 95) Chinon, France |
| Education | University of Chicago, Chicago Art Institute |
| Known for | Audiokinetic sculptures, ball machines, origami, painting, wind sculpture |
| Notable work | 42nd Street Ballroom, Port Authority Bus Terminal, New York Newton's Daydream, Clark Planetarium, Salt Lake City, Utah Tower of Sisyphus, Chesapeake Energy Corporation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Having a Ball, Ontario Science Center, Toronto, Ontario University Hospitals, Cleveland, Ohio |
| Movement | Kinetic art |
| Website | georgerhoads |
George Rhoads (January 27, 1926 – July 9, 2021) was a contemporary American painter, sculptor and origami master. He was best known for his whimsical audiokinetic sculptures in airports, science museums, shopping malls, children's hospitals, and other public places throughout the world.