Auguste Rodin, Paris, from Camera Work: Volume 2
Date1903
Maker
Edward J. Steichen
American, 1879-1973
Label TextSteichen's reduction of the great sculptor to a backlit silhouette does not diminish his presence. Hovering in the background is Rodin's white marble sculpture of Victor Hugo, positioned as watchful protector or product of the artist's imagination.
Object number84.160.3
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Portrait Collaborations 19th-Century Works from the Permanent Collection", May 31, 2001 - January 1, 2002
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Modern in America", July 8, 2004 - February 27, 2005 (7/8/2004 - 2/27/2005)
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Shadowy Evidence: The Photography of Edward S. Curtis and His Contemporaries", August 10, 1989- November 19, 1989, (08/10/1989 - 11/19/1989)Credit LineMary Arrington Small Estate Acquisition Fund
MediumPhotogravure in magazine
J. Craig Annan
January 1901
Object number: 84.156.1
Frank Eugene
1899-1900
Object number: 84.154.1
Gertrude Kasebier
July 1900
Object number: 84.155.2
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