Yesterday at the Rodin collection at Stanford University . . .

[weofodthignen]

The art museum. Apparently the first neo-classical art museum in the US.




There was a special exhibition on Rodin's influence on American artists, which was interesting, but photography is forbidden in special exhibitions. The regular collection consists of various pieces - both wholes and parts - all kind of uneasily co-existing.

This was his wife, but she looked so fierce it got labeled Bellona:


A less bellicose lady:


I feel a bit bad interrupting here:


An assortment of figures:


an expostulating burgher:


and a very upset lion:


It's much the same outside, but they have more space. Here's the new extension, note how it's fitted onto the old bit:










This guy was doing his homework or something:




Here's a full-on view of the Gates of Hell. Someone was sitting in front of it eating mandarin orange salad.