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''Big Twist'' is an outdoor 1978
bronze sculpture Bronze is the most popular metal for cast metal sculptures; a cast bronze sculpture is often called simply "a bronze". It can be used for statues, singly or in groups, reliefs, and small statuettes and figurines, as well as bronze elemen ...
by American artist
Bryan Hunt Bryan Hunt is an American sculptor who was born in Terre Haute, Indiana on June 7, 1947. His family moved to Tampa, Florida in 1955. He worked at the Kennedy Space Center as an engineer's aide and draftsman, 1967–1968, during the NASA Apollo pro ...
, installed at the
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH), is an art museum located in the Houston Museum District of Houston, Texas. With the recent completion of an eight-year campus redevelopment project, including the opening of the Nancy and Rich Kinder Bui ...
's
Lillie and Hugh Roy Cullen Sculpture Garden The Lillie and Hugh Roy Cullen Sculpture Garden is a sculpture garden located at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH) in Houston, Texas, United States. Designed by artist and landscape architect Isamu Noguchi, the garden consists of 25 works o ...
, in the
U.S. state In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sove ...
of
Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...
.


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1978 in art Events from the year 1978 in art. Events * 27 June – '' Stitching the Standard'' by Edmund Leighton is sold at Sotheby's in Belgravia to a private collector. Awards * Archibald Prize: Brett Whiteley – ''Art, Life and the other thing'' * Joh ...
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List of public art in Houston Outdoor sculptures * '' African Elephant'' (1982) * Alexander Hodge Memorial * ''Atropos Key'' (1972), Miller Outdoor Theatre * Beer Can House * '' Broken Obelisk'', Rothko Chapel * '' Brownie'' (1905), Houston Zoo * '' Bygones'' (1976), M ...


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1978 establishments in Texas 1978 sculptures Bronze sculptures in Texas Lillie and Hugh Roy Cullen Sculpture Garden Sculptures by American artists {{Texas-sculpture-stub