T. B. Huxley-Jones
Thomas Bayliss Huxley-Jones (14 March 1908 – 10 December 1968) was a British sculptor known for creating several public works for British towns and cities.
Biography
Huxley-Jones was born at Staffordshire and studied at the
Working in bronze, ivory and terracotta, Huxley-Jones exhibited statuettes and reliefs at the Royal Academy, at the Royal Scottish Academy, at the New English Art Club, with the Society of Scottish Artists and the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists.[1][3] Huxley-Jones received a large number of public commissions for his sculptures, which were often elegant compositions with a smooth surface and a simple profile.[3]
These public works include the statue of
Huxley-Jones was married to the artist Gwynneth Holt and lived at Chelmsford in Essex and died at near there, at Broomfield.[1][3] Aberdeen and Wolverhampton art galleries hold examples of his work.[3] Letters to Huxley-Jones from the architect Graham Richards Dawbarn are preserved at the Essex Record Office.[7]
Selected publications
- Modelled portrait heads. Tiranti.
References
- ^ ISBN 0902028553.
- ^ University of Glasgow History of Art / HATII (2011). "Thomas Baylis Huxley-Jones". Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain & Ireland 1851–1951. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ ISBN 0-953260-95-X.
- ^ "Helios statue - History of the". BBC. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ "Joy of Life Fountain - Hyde Park". The Royal Parks. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ "East Anglian Film Archive: Anglia News: Chelmsford's Memorial Gardens Get A Statue, 1964". Eafa.org.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ "letters to Tb Huxley-jones | The National Archives". Discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
External links
34 artworks by or after T. B. Huxley-Jones at the Art UK site
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