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    		• Huxley-Jones, Thomas Bayliss,
     
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    		• Edwards, John T.,
     
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    		• Abstract -- Geometric
     
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    		• Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
     
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    		• Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
     
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    		• Fantasy -- Winged Being
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Hanover
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Breakthrough, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Huxley-Jones, Thomas Bayliss, 1908-1968, sculptor.
    Edwards, John T., sculptor.
    Title: 
    Breakthrough, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Break-Through, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    ca. 1965. Installed Autumn 1965.
    Medium: 
    Grey fiberglass resin.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. H. 10 ft. x W. 12 ft. (400 lbs.).
    Description: 
    Abstract winged figure soaring in flight to suggest the breakthrough of human knowledge. Sculpture is mounted on northeast wall of the Gilman building, approximately 20 feet above ground.
    Subject: 
    Abstract -- Geometric
    Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Education
    Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Science
    Fantasy -- Winged Being
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Hanover
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Dartmouth College, Hood Museum of Art, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755
    Located Dartmouth College, Charles Gilman Life Science Laboratory Building, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755
    Remarks: 
    Sculpture was designed and constructed at Huxley-Jones' sudio, Chelmsford, England. John T. Edwards, a student of Huxley-Jones', assisted with creation of the sculpture. Sculpture was commissioned for the Charles Gilman Life Sciences Laboratory Building, which was completed in Autumn 1964. Huxley-Jones personally oversaw installation of the work in 1965.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1993.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Note: 
    The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
    Repository: 
    Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
    Control Number: 
    IAS NH000009
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