Background
Rickey, George Warren was born on June 6, 1907 in South Bend, Indiana, United States. Son of Walter J. and Grace (Landon) Rickey.
Rickey was educated at Glenalmond College, Scotland, United Kingdom from 1921 to 1926.
From 1926 he attended Balliol College, Oxford, United Kingdom, and received a bachelor's degree in Modern History in 1929.
During the education at Balliol College, he also frequently visited the Ruskin School of Art in 1928-1929.
George Rickey began teaching at the Groton School in Groton, Massachusetts, where among his many students was future National Security Advisor McGeorge Bundy.
Rickey, George Warren was born on June 6, 1907 in South Bend, Indiana, United States. Son of Walter J. and Grace (Landon) Rickey.
Educated, Trinity College, Glenalmond, Scotland, 1921-1926; Bachelor of Arts, Balliol College, University of Oxford, 1929; Master of Arts, Balliol College, University of Oxford, 1940; postgraduate, Academy Lhote, Paris, 1929-1930; postgraduate, Institute Fine Arts, New York University, 1945-1946; postgraduate, State University Iowa, 1947; postgraduate, Institute Design, Chicago, 1948-1949; Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Union College, Schenectady, 1973; Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Indiana U., 1974; Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Kalamazoo College, 1977; honorary doctorates, York University, Canada, 1978; Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Tulane University, 1983; Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, 1990.
Teacher, Groton School, 1930-1933; artist-in-residence, Olivet College, 1937-1939; artist-in-residence, Kalamazoo College, 1939-1940; artist-in-residence, Knox College, 1940-1941; head department art, Muhlenberg College, 1941-1942, 46-48; associate professor design, Indiana U., Bloomington, 1949-1955; professor, Tulane University, New Orleans, 1955-1961; head department, Tulane University, New Orleans, 1955-1959; professor art, School Architecture Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, 1962-1965.
Member American Academy Arts and Letters (Gold medal for sculpture 1995), College Art Association, Akademie der Kunste (Berlin). Clubs: Century Association (New York City).
Married Edith Leighton, May 24, 1947 (wid. June 1995); children: Stuart Ross, Philip J.L.