Kathy Boyko, Vittorio's wife during the time I studied with him, has found me through this blog and made contact, sending me some images from Vittorio's Liberty Project, a complex shell structure outside the town of Liberty, in upstate New York, and a great photo of Vittorio climbing a sailboat mast. I'm adding a few photos I shot when I visited the project, I believe it was in Summer 1978.
CLICK HERE to see more photos of the Liberty Shell in construction:
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| Vittorio and ? |
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| Jesse Salgado |
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Liberty Shell overview |
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| Liberty Shell elevation view |
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| Liberty Shell bridge detail |
Mike! Thank You so much for posting these. I heard so little about this project because of its misfortune but was always wanting to know more. Although we know of some double curve, shell studies and some of us have drawn and played with them, most of us have not experienced the spacial qualities at this large scale. Mike, your visit must have been exhilarating. All Vittorio would ever say about this project was that the collaborators who built this with him were Heroes and that his disappointment was as much for them as the project. As tragic as this project was is would be a shame to lose the memory of it. I refuse to "Pity" this project. It really should be documented in some way.
ReplyDeleteThanks Mike