George Rhoads, born 1926, was educated at the University of Chicago and the Art Institute of Chicago. During the 1960s he started to make copper kinetic fountains and rolling ball sculptures. Today his works (paintings and sculptures) are displayed in such leading museums as the Art Institute of Chicago, Museum of Modern Art (NYC), Franklin Institute (Philadelphia), Boston Museum of Science, public places such as, Logan Airport (Boston), Los Angeles International Airport, and a host of international locations, including Israel, Spain, Japan, and Australia to name just a few.
"These creations, with their moving parts and comic intricacies reflect Alexander Calder's abstract constructions on the one hand and the cartoons of Rube Goldberg on the other" says Richard Kostlanetz in New York Times Magazine, May 31, 1987.
This audiokinetic sculpture, representing the principles of physics, will delight the students and public alike and commemorate this centennial celebration for years to come.