The Breakthrough - Fulton, Missouri
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N 38° 50.992 W 091° 57.297
15S E 590684 N 4300635
Abstract sculpture is constructed of eight sections of the Berlin Wall located near the Churchill Memorial on the campus of Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri.
Waymark Code: WM83AC
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 01/19/2010
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Breakthrough by Edwina Sandys (Granddaughter of Winston Churchill) is constructed of eight pieces measuring a total of 11 by 32-foot of the Berlin Wall from near the Brandenburg Gate. The particular pieces of the Wall were selected for their colorful graffiti and the repeated word "unwahr" meaning lies or untruths. The location of the sculpture is on the campus of Westminster College, where Winston Churchill gave his famous "Iron Curtain" speech in 1946. The sculpture was dedicated by President Ronald Reagan on November 9, 1990, one year after the fall of the Berlin Wall which occurred November 9, 1989. For more information on the sculpture and its dedication see the
The Founding of Breakthrough
TITLE: The Breakthrough
ARTIST(S): Edwina Sandys, , sculptor
DATE: 1990. Dedicated Nov. 9, 1990.
MEDIUM: Sculpture: concrete with steel parapet cap.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 74110013
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Westminster College,
Winston Churchill Memorial and Library
7th & Westminster Avenues
Fulton, Missouri
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
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