The Forgotten Artist "Hygeia"
Julian Hoke Harris Created Art for the Ages
"Hippocrates"
W
hen they tore down the old terminal to make way for the new Hartsfield airport in 1983, something more was lost than a prime example of mid-century, jet-age architecture. Also gone was a sculpture evocative of its era, a style pioneered by a west Georgia sculptor whose name, like much of his art, has been lost to time. The piece was called “Phoenix� after the symbol for Atlanta, a bird rising to new life out of the ashes. Consisting of a series of metal panels resembling
STORY BY KEN DENNEY PHOTOS BY RICKY STILLEY
May/June 2015
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