FREDERICK HART; Sculptor / Introduction by J. Carter Brown / A Commentary by Tom Wolfe / Essays by Homan Potterton James M. Goode Frederick Downs Jr. Frederick Turner Donald Martin Reynolds James F. Cooper Robert Chase Designed and Produced by Marshall Lee
New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1994. Photos. First Edition, Third Printing. Cloth. INSCRIBED meaningfully by Frederick Hart in 1997 to a couple who assisted in the promotion of this book; folio (13 3/8" x 10 1/8" x ~ 1"); gray cloth with gold lettering on spine and blindstamped name "Frederick Hart" on front cover; profusely illustrated with 139 glossy BW & color photos of the sculptor and his magnificent works; 144 glossy pages. Weight: 3 lbs. 3 oz. Near Fine / Near Fine. Item #7569
ISBN: 1555951201
Frederick Elliott Hart (1943 - 1999) was a major American sculptor who worked in the American Beaux-Arts tradition of Augustus Saint-Gaudens as well as the French work of Auguste Rodin.
The creator of hundreds of public monuments, private commissions, portraits, and other works of art, Hart is most famous for Ex Nihilo, a part of his Creation Sculptures at Washington National Cathedral, and The Three Servicemen (aka "The Three Soldiers"), at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
Fullsome INSCRIPTION by Frederick Hart on front free endpaper. No other markings by previous owners. Tight, bright, clean copy. 'Twould be Fine but for Slight wear to edges (mainly lower) of the dj and a bump lower right corner of front cover.
Includes an Intro by J. Carter Brown, Director Emeritus of the National Gallery of Art; plus a Commentary by author Tom Wolfe (1930-2018), who affirmed that "Rick is--and I do not say this lightly--America's greatest sculptor."'
This impressive illustrated summation of the sculptor's work includes a large suite of glossy photographs in color and B&W; plus excellent essays by Homan Potterton, James M. Goode, Frederick Downs Jr., Frederick Turner, Donald Martin Reynolds, James F. Cooper, and Robert Chase. Includes as well a catalogue raisonné, chronology, profile, bibliography, and index of Hart's works.
Price: $190.00