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2007-11-12

Auguste Rodin born 167 years ago

The Thinker - Auguste Rodin - click to get the best resolution
The Thinker Statue - 1881 - bronze -
in Rodin Museum - Philadelphia

François-Auguste-René Rodin ( b. Paris 12 Nov 1840, d, 17 Nov 1917)

"Did you know that at least twenty-one statues have been created from Rodin's original mold? You can find them all over the world, from The Rodin Museum in Paris, to the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, Calif., to the Rodin Museum at the Philadelphia Museum of Art."
(from http://www.museumspot.com/features/wherearethey.htm)


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