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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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 Hart (1943-1999) Ex Nihilo, Working Model (2002) Bronze edition of 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 of …
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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