Three sets of eyes drink in the sight of a veritable ocean of names. 58,195 names inscribed in inch tall letters typeset over the expanse of a wall that, while it starts minutely on one edge, expands to over 10 feet tall (3 m) at its apex. Its length is overwhelming, stretching for 246 feet …
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Ex Nihilo, Fragment No. 5, Full-Scale by Frederick Hart Bronze. Clay executed circa 1977-79. Bronze editioned in 2003. Edition: 1 – 65 Artist’s Proofs: I/X-X/X Collaborator’s Proofs: A – B Dimensions: 39 1/2″ H x 27″ W x 17″ D. © Washington National Cathedral I saw Ex Nihilo (Out of Nothingness) as a single expression …
Ex Nihilo, Fragment No. 1, Full-Scale by Frederick Hart Clay executed circa 1977-79. Edition: 1 – 65 Artist’s Proofs: I/X-X/X Collaborator’s Proofs: A – B Dimensions: 43″ H x 30″ W x 24″ D. © Washington National Cathedral I saw Ex Nihilo (Out of Nothingness) as a single expression of creation, as the metamorphosis of …
Frederick Hart (1943-1999) The Daughters of Odessa: Youngest Daughter, (Three- Quarter Life Size) (1997). Bronze edition of 60, Dimensions: 42” x 22” x 16”. “Daughters of Odessa” is Hart’s allegorical tribute to the four daughters of Czar Nicolas, martyred during the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917. He felt that the four daughters personified all that is …
Frederick Hart (1943-1999) The Daughters of Odessa: Sisters (Three-Quarter Life Size) (1997). Bronze edition of 60, Dimensions: 48” x 32” x 28”. “Daughters of Odessa” is Hart’s allegorical tribute to the four daughters of Czar Nicolas, martyred during the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917. He felt that the four daughters personified all that is beautiful and …
Frederick Hart (1943-1999) The Daughters of Odessa: Daughter (Three-Quarter Life Size), 1997 31w x 21d x 49.5h. Bronze edition of 60, Dimensions: 49.5” x 31” x 21”. “Daughters of Odessa” is Hart’s allegorical tribute to the four daughters of Czar Nicolas, martyred during the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917. He felt that the four daughters personified …
Frederick Hart (1943-1999) Daughters of Odessa Ensemble (Three-Quarter Life Size) (1997). 32w x 34d x 47.5h. Bronze edition of 4, Dimensions: 47.5” x 32” x 34” “Daughters of Odessa” is Hart’s allegorical tribute to the four daughters of Czar Nicolas, martyred during the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917. He felt that the four daughters personified all …
By Reed V. Horth, for ROBIN RILE FINE ART “One senses the figures as passing by the tree line and, caught in the presence of the wall, turning to gaze upon it almost as a vision.”~ Frederick Hart. While examining new interpretations of classical themes, Frederick Elliot Hart (American, 1943-1999) continually defaulted to …
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