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 …
Frederick Hart and Auguste Rodin, & “Martyrs of Moderndom” (Part 1) Read More »
By Reed V. Horth, for Robin Rile Fine Art Michelangelo was 24 years old when he completed his “Pietà” in 1499. Oh, if only I were so accomplished by the same age. Michelangelo (Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, 6 March 1475 – 18 February 1564) installed his most perfect sculpture within the Vatican walls in …
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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. 3, Full-Scale by Frederick Hart Bronze. Clay executed circa 1977-79. Edition: 1 – 65 Artist’s Proofs: I/X-X/X Collaborator’s Proofs: A – B Dimensions: 42 1/2″ H x 35″ W x 23.25″ D. © Washington National Cathedral I saw Ex Nihilo (Out of Nothingness) as a single expression of creation, as the …
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 …
“Ex Nihilo, Fragment No. 7″ ( Full-Scale) by Frederick E. Hart (American, 1943-1999) Clay executed circa 1977-79. Bronze editioned in 2005. Bronze Edition of 65 Dimensions: 46″ H x 35″ W x 18″ D. Base dimensions: 4″ H x 29″ W x 16” D © Washington National Cathedral Ex Nihilo, Fragment No. 7. Detail from …
Frederick Elliot Hart (1943-1999) Ex Nihilo, Working Model (2002) Dimensions: 60.5” x 82.75” x 10.75”. Clay executed 1973-1976. Bronze editioned in 2002. Edition Size: 8, Artist’s Proofs: 4, Collaborator’s Proofs: 2 © Washington National Cathedral. Literature: Frederick Hart Sculptor, Brown, J. Carter, Wolfe, T. Hudson Hills Press 1994. Pg. 22 [illustration of clay in production] …
Frederick E. Hart (1943-1999) Ex Nihilo, Working Model. Cast Marble edition of 65. Dimensions: 60.5” x 82.75” x 10.75”. Clay executed 1973-1976. © Washington National Cathedral. Literature: Frederick Hart Sculptor, Brown, J. Carter, Wolfe, T. Hudson Hills Press 1994. Pg. 22 [illustration of clay in production] Literature: Frederick Hart Changing Tides, by Michael Novak, pg. …
Frederick E. Hart (American, 1943-1999) “Ex Nihilo, Working Model” (2002) Bronze edition #6/8. Dimensions: 60.5” x 82.75” x 10.75”. Clay executed 1973-1976. Bronze editioned in 2002. Edition Size: 8, Artist’s Proofs: 4, Collaborator’s Proofs: 2 © Washington National Cathedral. Literature: Frederick Hart Sculptor, Brown, J. Carter, Wolfe, T. Hudson Hills Press 1994. Pg. 22 [illustration …
Frederick Hart (1943-1999) Ex Nihilo, Figure No. 8, Full Scale (2004) Bronze edition of 8. Dimensions: 68” x 35” x 30.5”. Clay executed 1977-79. Bronze editioned in 2004. Edition Size: 8, Artist’s Proofs: 4, Collaborator’s Proofs: 2 © Washington National Cathedral. Ex Nihilo, Figure No. 8. Detail from the full-scale plaster for the final stone …
