religious figures for many churches in Louisiana and the South. Gradually the inner supports of the figures (welded armatures) were more interesting to her than the representational surfaces, and she created a series of abstract welded sculptures. These were successful in New Orleans and New York, and encouraged her to explore further. Being free in New Orleans to develop in new ways, she began to experiment with motion. First she used water as the motive force, and her "aquamobiles" gained recognition across America. Twenty foot bronze aquamobiles were commissioned in Tulsa, Oklahoma City, New Orleans, New York, and smaller water-propelled works were exhibited in museums throughout the South. Later she used magnets to create motion, and finally chose wind as a more dependable source. Wind driven sculptures for public spaces were commissioned throughout the United States and the Far East. Between 1955 and 1970, Emery's work entered into wide national circulation. A 1955 feature in Art in America led to a traveling show in American museums in the South. During this period, the evolution of Emery's practice expanded to include magnets and Aquamobiles, which were inspired while she washed a spoon doing the dishes. She also exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, as well as venues in Hong Kong and Manila. During this time she also shared skills with other artists, and received her first major public fountain commissions, including the 1966 Morrison Memorial fountain at the New Orleans Civic Center. From 1969-70, she taught at Tulane University School of Architecture, and received private instruction in the engineering department's water lab and machine shop. Emery organized the 1976 International Sculpture Conference in New Orleans, which included lectures by Isamu Noguchi, Yaacov Agam, Hilton Kramer, Beverly Pepper, Irving Sandler, Seymour Lipton and George Sugarman. In 1984, she was commissioned by the World's Fair. Lin Emery is represented by the Arthur Roger Gallery. Theft of Lin Emery sculpture In 2010, thieves broke into Emery's studio, and "...stole some tools, copper pipe, and a huge 13-segment sculpture called the Morrison Aquamobile." It is likely that the thieves stole the materials and the sculpture to sell for scrap metal. Selected honors and awards 2012 Opus Award, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA 2005 S. Simon Sculpture Award, National Academy Museum, NY 2004 Honorary Doctorate, Loyola University of the South 2001 Governor's Arts Award, Louisiana 1998 Osaka Prefecture, Japan: Grand Prize