Double L Excentric Gyratory

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Double L Excentric Gyratory
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The sculpture in 2013
Artist George Rickey
Location San Francisco, California, U.S.

Double L Excentric Gyratory is a sculpture by American artist George Rickey. There are three editions. One is installed at the intersection of Larkin and Fulton streets, outside the Main Library, in San Francisco's Civic Center, in the U.S. state of California. [1] Another is part of the Auckland Art Gallery's International Art Collection. This stainless steel sculpture, dated 1985, measures 7163 x 3543 mm and was gifted by the Edmiston Trust. [2] [3]

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  1. "Wind Moving Installation (left) called Double L Excentric Gyratory by the Main Library across City Hall on the corner of Larkin and Fulton St at Civic Center San Francisco, Ca on March 11, 2012". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on November 20, 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  2. "George Rickey Double L Excentric Gyratory". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  3. "Individual Artworks: George Rickey Double L Excentric Gyratory 1985". Edmiston Trust. Archived from the original on November 20, 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2015.