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8.00" x 10.00"
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2.00"
Frame Width:
0.88"
Overall:
13.50" x 15.50"
Defending the Gap Framed Print
by Richard Barone
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Defending the Gap framed print by Richard Barone. Bring your print to life with hundreds of different frame and mat combinations. Our framed prints are assembled, packaged, and shipped by our expert framing staff and delivered "ready to hang" with pre-attached hanging wire, mounting hooks, and nails.
Design Details
Defending the Fulda Gap, Germany, 1985
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Artist's Description
Defending the Fulda Gap, Germany, 1985
About Richard Barone
I was a great artist in the fifth grade, at least that�s what my fellow classmates and art teacher thought. My parents thought differently, however, and transferred me to a Catholic school, and that was the end of my art career. By the time I got to college, I was convinced that the intellectual search for truth was far superior to the aesthetic. I earned a Bachelor of Arts degree and hadn�t taken one course in art. None were offered, even though the college professed the "liberal arts." In a sense, I was on the same course as Robert Motherwell (philosopher to artist), but for me the end came in the jungles of Vietnam. Philosophy and everything that I had learned�all the teachers, priests, and professors�had deserted me. Except...
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Richard Barone
I painted this while working in Schweinfurt, Germany for the Army during the Cold War days. I was close to the border and we were vulnerable to attack through the Fulda Gap. A key weapon of defense was the new M-1 Abrams, and I was impressed by its low profile and firepower.
AnnaJo Vahle
What a beautiful and powerful painting, Richard! I love the way that you composed this. Your technique is, as always, very good. f/v