George Sexton

George S. Sexton, III is an internationally known American designer, specializing in the areas of lighting design,[1] museum design and museum planning services.

Life

Sexton began studying at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1966, where he received his Bachelor of Architecture Degree in 1971. Upon graduation, Sexton began his work in architectural lighting design through his employment at Claude Engle, Lighting Consultant in Washington, DC. He continued his work in the field of lighting design by taking a position at the National Gallery of Art both designing and lighting exhibits. This early professional experience working in DC museums coupled with his modernist training as an architect have been the foundations of his approach to lighting and museum design. Further shaping experiences include working as Acting Keeper of the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts in Norwich, England, as well as the Head of the Design and Installation Department for the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco at both the M.H. de Young Memorial Museum and the California Palace of the Legion of Honor.

In 1980, Sexton opened his own lighting and museum design firm, George Sexton Associates, based in Washington, DC, with satellite offices in Norwich, England and New York City.[2][3]

Projects of note

Sexton has provided design services for an array of international and domestic clients, including the following:

Museums and galleries

Public & Civic

Offices and mixed use
Commercial
Retail
Residential
Worship

Awards

French Pavilion, International Expo 2010, Shanghai China

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston MA

22 Bateman's Row, London UK

1100 First Street NE, Washington DC

Goucher College Athenaeum, Towson MD

Lumen United Reformed Church, London UK

Star-Spangled Banner Exhibit, National Museum of American History, Washington DC[6]

Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC[9]

National Association of Realtors Headquarters, Washington DC

Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington DC

Louis Vuitton, Roppongi Hills, Japan

Cleveland Museum of Art Building Restoration, Cleveland OH

Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Fort Worth TX

Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee WI

Herz Jesu Kirche (Heart of Jesus Church), Munich Germany

Denver Art Museum, Denver CO

Henry Francis DuPont Winterthur Museum—McIntire Room, Wilmington DE

References

  1. ↑ Lighting designers: George Sexton.
  2. ↑ George Sexton Associates.
  3. ↑ "George Sexton Associates". ArchitypeSource. Retrieved September 18, 2011. External link in |publisher= (help)
  4. ↑ http://www.iesna.org/PDF/Awards/ia/2009%20Recipients.pdf#page=7
  5. ↑ "Commendable Achievement, Interior Lighting - Lumen United Reformed Church and Community Center - Awards, Leds, Lighting, Religious Projects, Community Projects, Lighting Design - Architectural Lighting Magazine". Archlighting.com. 2009-07-30. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
  6. ↑ Archived July 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ↑ http://www.iesna.org/PDF/Awards/ia/2009%20Recipients.pdf#page=3
  8. ↑ "Special Citation for Achievement in Exhibition Lighting - Star Spangled Banner Exhibit - Awards - Architectural Lighting Magazine". Archlighting.com. 2009-07-30. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
  9. ↑ "The National Portrait Gallery/Museum Information/Kogod Courtyard". Npg.si.edu. 2008-03-25. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
  10. ↑ "GE Award of Merit Winner - Louis Vuitton - Roppongi". Gelighting.com. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
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