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 Short Beach,

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by artist

Tom Luckey Thomas Walker Luckey (January 6, 1940 – August 19, 2012) was an American architect and sculptor, best known for inventing abstract playgrounds called Luckey Climbers. Luckey also created furniture, merry-go-rounds, and interiors. Life and ca ...

and Elizabeth Mason. He attended the Foote School, followed by Northfield Mount Hermon and is a graduate of

Connecticut College Connecticut College (Conn College or Conn) is a private liberal arts college in New London, Connecticut. It is a residential, four-year undergraduate institution with nearly all of its approximately 1,815 students living on campus. The college ...

and Yale School of Architecture. He is married to artist Briah Uhl, and they have a son, Clyde.

Luckey LLC

Spencer took over operations in 2006 after his father,

, 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

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and other festivals, as well as on the Sundance Channel.

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