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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Frederick Elliot HART (1943-1999) Adam, Fragment (1974) Medium Bronze Sizes 40 x 37 x 18.5 in © Washington National Cathedral. Adam was the maquette design for the full-scale ADAM commission at Washington National Cathedral.
“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. …
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 …
Frederick Hart and the legacy of Rodin (part of a series) Read More »
