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Description: | This drawing is a preliminary study for the forty-foot long glass screen, commissioned from Hutton for the main doors of Newcastle's Civic Centre, which was completed in 1968. The screen illustrates aspects of Newcastle's history, from mythological deities worshipped at the time of the Roman occupation, to four great inventions of the last century: Parsons' marine steam turbine, Stephenson's Killingworth Engine, the electric light bulb pioneered by Swan, and the Armstrong field gun. Hutton is a highly distinguished artist and glass-engraver whose numerous public commissions include the Great West Screen of Coventry Cathedral, begun in 1952. | Publisher: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Temporal: | Production date: unknown | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Creator: | John Hatton | Identifier: | http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/artonline/se... | Go to resource |
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