TitleThe Roman Forum
Artist
Richard John Haas
(American, b. 1936)
Date1991
MediumWatercolor
DimensionsSheet size: 21 7/8 × 26 7/8 in.
Image size: 18 1/8 × 23 7/8 in.
Mat size: 24 × 29 in.
Credit LineNational Academy of Design, New York, NY, Gift of the artist, 2006
Object number2006.13
Label TextRichard Haas is known for his highly detailed architectural renderings. Of his particular interest in historical monuments the artist wrote, "There is a special interest in how contemporary material and technology meets the age old forms of these great monuments. In some way it diminishes the awe and sense of scale they possess. One might even say it violates their integrity in order to insure their protection."
