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 …
“Infants of the Same Species”: Washington National Cathedral and Frederick E. Hart Read More »
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 »
