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2025 Finalist, Grade 7

Breakthrough, 2025

Acrylic, colored pencil, graphite on paper

16 x 14 in

Teacher: Yunhua Fang
School: Greene Middle School, Palo Alto, CA, US

Excerpt from artist’s Impact Statement: "I wanted to show Borlaug's dedication towards his research and additionally also his moment of discovery―joyful and disbelieving. I drew him looking at the wheat in his hand, representing his new creation he spent years on."

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Collections: Art Gallery, Norman Borlaug

ARTEFFECT, founded by Lowell Milken, invites educators and students to explore the inspiring stories of Unsung Heroes―and their invaluable lessons as role models―through the visual arts. Learn more: www.arteffectlmc.org