The following page is dedicated to available information found on the following artist by students of the Environmental Art class at Ball State. The information is as accurate as can be given available resources. Any additions should be sent to the address below.

Andrew Leicester

Biographical Information:

Andrew Leicester was born in Birmingham, Britain in 1948 and immigrated to the United States in 1970. As of 1991, he was residing in Minneapolis. He has won many honors, awards, and scholarships. One of his best known works is the public art entrance to Cincinnati's Bicentennial Commons, which received Urban Waterfront's Top Honor Award for 1989. His artwork tends to be very symbolic with a great deal of meaning behind it. Some issues which have been expressed in his work include human history, history of cities, myths and legends, their good and evil, and their beauty and ugliness. Most of his projects are located in urban or university environments.

Projects:

Prospect V-III, Frostburg State College, Maryland, 1982.
G-Nome Project, Molecular Biology Building, Ames, Iowa, 1992.
Cincinnati Gateway, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1988.
Delaware Riverfront, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Sawyer Point Park (Cincinnati Gateway), Cincinnati, Ohio, 1988.
State Penitentiary, Canon City, Colorado.
Castle of Perseverance, University of Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska.
Cincinnati Gateway, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1988.

Resources:

Beardsley, John. Earthworks and Beyond. Abbeville Press, New York, 1984.
Doss, Erica. "Raising Community Consciousness with Public Art." American Art. Winter 1992, vol.6, n.1, pp. 62-80.
Higuchi, Shoichiro. Water as Environmental Art. Kashiwashobo Publishing Company, Ltd., Tokyo, 1991.
Horn, Miriam. "Of Rusted Walls and Flying Pigs." U.S. News and World Report. April 10, 1989, vol.106, n.14, pp. 57-58.

This information was compiled by Emily Fisher (2-14-97).

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