Rodin's Influence on American Artists

The Cantor Arts Center Explores Rodin's Influence on American Artists

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 09:25 PM PST

Stanford, CA.- The Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University is proud to present “Rodin and America: Influence and Adaptation 1876–1936”, on view at the museum from October 5th through January 1st 2012. This exhibition includes 132 works which demonstrate the influence that French sculptor Auguste Rodin (1840–1917) had on a generation of American artists. “From the 1890s until his death, Rodin was probably the most famous artist in the Western world,” said Bernard Barryte, the Cantor Arts Center’s curator of European art.  “His notoriety made him a focus of adulation and emulation, and for decades he exerted a profound influence on American art.”  Exploring Rodin’s influence, the exhibition and the accompanying catalogue examine works in all media by American artists who responded to Rodin, assimilating, transforming, and finally rejecting ideas that they discovered in his sculptures and drawings. To illustrate the scope and character of this American response, “Rodin and America” features 107 sculptures, drawings, paintings, and photographs by 42 artists from 44 museums, foundations, and private collections throughout the United States. The exhibition also features 25 of Rodin’s works in bronze, plaster, marble, and watercolor.