Kenneth Snelson
Kenneth Snelson (born June 29, 1927 in Pendleton, Oregon - † December 22, 2016 ) was an American artist and sculptor .
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The main topic of his work was the action of physical forces, mainly the pressure and tension effect, in space. He usually represented this by means of solid metal tubes and flexible wires. Together with Richard Buckminster Fuller , his former lecturer at Black Mountain College , he is credited with inventing tensegrity .
In 1994 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/23/arts/design/kenneth-snelson-dead-sculptor.html?smid=tw-nytobits&smtyp=cur&_r=0
- ^ Members: Kenneth Snelson. American Academy of Arts and Letters, accessed April 27, 2019 .
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SURNAME | Snelson, Kenneth |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sculptor |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 29, 1927 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Pendleton, Oregon |
DATE OF DEATH | December 22, 2016 |