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20TH CENTURY COLLECTION

Art on the Grounds

Henry Spencer Moore (British, 1898-1986)

Large Standing Figure: Knife Edge, 1961 (cast 1976)
Bronze, H. 137 1/2 in. (349.3 cm.)
Bequest of Gordon Hanes, 97.1

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Henry Spencer Moore (British, 1898-1986)

Large Spindle Piece, modeled 1968-69, cast 1974
Bronze, H. 128 x W. 127 x Diam. 77 1/4 in. (325.1 x 322.6 x 196.2 cm.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hanes, 80.6.3

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Ronald Bladen (American, born Canada, 1918-1988)

Three Elements, 1965 (fabricated 1966-67)
Painted and burnished aluminum and black paint; three parts, each: 120 3/8 x 48 3/8 x 21 1/2 in. (305.8 x 122.8 x 54.6 cm.)
Purchased with funds from the North Carolina Art Society (Robert F. Phifer Bequest) in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hanes, 88.6/1-3

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Barbara Kruger (American, born 1945)
Henry Smith-Miller (American, born 1942),
Laurie Hawkinson (American, born 1953)
Nicholas Quinell (British, born 1935)

P-I-C-T-U-R-E-T-H-I-S / Museum Park Theater
Designed 1992-1994, constructed 1994-1997

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Thomas Sayre (American, born 1950)

Gyre, 1999
Three ellipses of concrete, colored with iron oxide, reinforced with steel, and mottled with dirt residue from earth casting.
Gift of Artsplosure, City of Raleigh, 1999 (99.8)
Commissioned in conjunction with Artsplosure's Millennium Celebration Arts Education Initiative with Enloe Senior High School of Wake County
Principal funding provided by the City of Raleigh, WRAL-TV5/MIX 101.5 FM, Glaxo Wellcome, AT&T, Carolina Power & Light Company, SAS Institute, and Time Warner Cable
Additional funding provided by United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County, Wake County, North Carolina Arts Council, and the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation

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