Prolegomenon
“Grau . . . ist alle Theorie und grün des Lebens goldner Baum.” — Goethe (Gray is all theory, and green the golden tree of life.)
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President of the National Civic Art Society, a non-profit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. that promotes the classical and humanistic tradition in public art and architecture. I am also Chairman of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, an independent federal agency comprising seven presidential appointees who are the aesthetic guardians of Washington.
“Grau . . . ist alle Theorie und grün des Lebens goldner Baum.” — Goethe (Gray is all theory, and green the golden tree of life.)