Monday, July 02, 2007

Another Thinker


Before I went to San Francisco, I happened to stumble across the little fact that they had their own copy of Rodin's The Thinker. And sure enough, I was lucky enough to be able to find it. It's located in the courtyard of The Legion Of Honor, which is on a hill overlooking the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay. But then, most things in San Francisco are on a hill overlooking one or the other or both. I had previously spotted a version of The Thinker in Cleveland, Ohio. Apparently, there are many castings of the same thing out there, some of which are considered originals since Rodin made them himself.

3 comments:

  1. Well, what do ya think of that?

    Putting The Thinker in different locations allows him to, uh, see things from different angles.

    Please accept my humble apologies for my comments....

    Lee

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  2. We got one here sitting in front of the Detroit Institue of Arts.

    http://www.dia.org/the_collection/overview/viewobject.asp?objectid=58666

    Not a great picture but you get the idea.

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  3. Sorry, Lee. You're not allowed to have an opinion on this blog. I'm going to have to ban you.

    BANNED!!!!

    Thanks Puckwheat. I don't know if I'll be able to make it to Detroit anytime soon to see that one.

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