Spencer Walker Luckey is an American artist and president of Luckey Climbers, a design/fabrication firm that specializes in climbing sculptures for children's museums and other institutions world-wide.

Biography

Spencer was raised in

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by artist Tom Luckey and Elizabeth Mason. He attended the Foote School, followed by

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and is a graduate of

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and

Yale School of Architecture The Yale School of Architecture (YSOA) is one of the constituent professional schools of Yale University, and is generally considered to be one of the best architecture schools in the United States. The School awards the degrees of Master of Arc ...

. He is married to artist Briah Uhl, and they have a son, Clyde.

Luckey LLC

Spencer took over operations in 2006 after his father, Tom Luckey, became paralyzed. Spencer has been responsible for the design, fabrication and installation of the climbers. While the head of Luckey Climbers, Spencer has introduced digitally-based techniques of shaping and structural analysis, his work marks a departure from the analogue mode of his father. Luckey Climbers has expanded internationally.

Projects

''Luckey (2008)''

Spencer and his family are featured in the documentary ''Luckey'', which focuses on Luckey Climbers in the aftermath of the accident which left Tom Luckey paralyzed. The film was shown at SxSW and other festivals, as well as on the

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Luckey, Spencer 1970 births Yale School of Architecture alumni Sculptors from Connecticut Living people Northfield Mount Hermon School alumni Connecticut College alumni