T. B. Huxley-Jones

Thomas Bayliss Huxley-Jones (1908 – 1968) was a British sculptor known for his creation of the statue of Helios at BBC Television Centre.[1] His sculptures have an elongated and exuberant quality.

A sculpture by Huxley-Jones outside Hornsey Library.

Huxley-Jones designed the Joy of Life Fountain at London's Hyde Park (1963).[2] He also created Mother and Child for Chelmsford's Central Park Memorial Gardens which won an award from the Royal Society of British Sculptors in 1966 and was renovated in 2009.[3] Letters to Huxley-Jones from the architect Graham Richards Dawbarn are preserved at the Essex Record Office.[4]

Selected publications
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References
  1. "Helios statue - History of the". BBC. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
  2. "Joy of Life Fountain - Hyde Park". The Royal Parks. 2014-10-09. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
  3. "East Anglian Film Archive: Anglia News: Chelmsford's Memorial Gardens Get A Statue, 1964". Eafa.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
  4. "letters to Tb Huxley-jones | The National Archives". Discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-06-01.

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