Bingo! Unitron nailed it.
Along with the 2 other artists, we argued into the metaphorical night about which five we should celebrate. We looked long and hard ( no Ron Jeremy reference intended ) for a non-white, non-male Silicon Valley pioneer but the tide of the times, early 20th century, didn't permit it. One of the many reasons we picked Noyce and not Kilby was he died before the Nobel was awarded, but mainly it was the Valley connection.
DeForest, same reason, prevailed. But also he was a pioneer in telecommunication, which, surprise, surprise, turns out to be one of the biggest consequences of the new technology. Also, I loved the photo of Lee with his bicycle clipped pant legs and backwards aviators cap, squinting into the sun, on which I based the sculpture.
As the Hitch Hikers' creator, I engraved them with a number registered with http://www.fineartregistry.com/ that tracks ownership status. Check it out. If they go missing, the site lists them as stolen. Also the http://www.artloss.com/ list accepts notice of stolen (or lost) artworks. So selling them is problematic. Furthermore, individuals picking them up and helping them on their way are rewarded with a share of ownership in the artwork. I don't expect they will spend much time on the shoulder of a road. All this is explained in the article you didn't feel like reading.
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Bingo! Unitron nailed it. Along with the 2 other artists, we argued into the metaphorical night about which five we should celebrate. We looked long and hard ( no Ron Jeremy reference intended ) for a non-white, non-male Silicon Valley pioneer but the tide of the times, early 20th century, didn't permit it. One of the many reasons we picked Noyce and not Kilby was he died before the Nobel was awarded, but mainly it was the Valley connection. DeForest, same reason, prevailed. But also he was a pioneer in telecommunication, which, surprise, surprise, turns out to be one of the biggest consequences of the new technology. Also, I loved the photo of Lee with his bicycle clipped pant legs and backwards aviators cap, squinting into the sun, on which I based the sculpture.
As the Hitch Hikers' creator, I engraved them with a number registered with http://www.fineartregistry.com/ that tracks ownership status. Check it out. If they go missing, the site lists them as stolen. Also the http://www.artloss.com/ list accepts notice of stolen (or lost) artworks. So selling them is problematic. Furthermore, individuals picking them up and helping them on their way are rewarded with a share of ownership in the artwork. I don't expect they will spend much time on the shoulder of a road. All this is explained in the article you didn't feel like reading.