The creator of hundreds of public monuments, private commissions, portraits, and other works of art, Frederick E. Hart (Frederick Elliott Hart) was one of the most accomplished sculptors of the latter half of the 20th century. #FrederickHart
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@timecaptales A bronze, life-size statue of Jimmy Carter was unveiled at the Georgia State Capitol in 1994. It was sculpted by Frederick Hart, who also created The Three Soldiers statue at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Frederick Hart also supported civic groups, environmental orgs and other causes. He donated sculpture to benefit the Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS and Operation Smile. He married Lindy Lain, and had two sons. On August 13, 1999, he died of cancer at age 55.
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The creator of hundreds of public monuments, private commissions, portraits, and other works of art, Frederick E. Hart (Frederick Elliott Hart) was one of the most accomplished sculptors of the latter half of the 20th century. #FrederickHart
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In 1995 Hart created and donated a memorial portrait of African-American educator Ruby Middleton Forsythe to honor the local hero who devoted her life to teaching in a one-room schoolhouse in a small town in South Carolina.
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@RobertGreene “I have not attempted to try to relive or recreate the past; but I have sought guidance from those timeless elements in the past which remain valid and vital to the future …”
—Frederick Hart @HartSculpture
La scultura di Frederick Hart adorna la facciata della Cattedrale Nazionale di Washington denominata Ex Nihilo
Appaiono otto figure di uomini e donne ad occhi chiusi poiché ancora privi di consapevolezza e coscienza
Insieme alla creazione del giorno e notte e quella dell'uomo
In honor of the work President Jimmy Carter undertook “on behalf of human and environmental needs,” artist Frederick Hart labored to represent “the generosity of Carter’s nature, his eagerness to share a vision of justice.” https://t.co/KLkGZ7YMtH