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North Georgia to host Rodin exhibit

DAHLONEGA—(APR. 6, 2011) North Georgia College & State University and the Dahlonega Arts Council will present “Rodin: The Figure In Bronze,” a show of 24 posthumous original bronze sculptures by Auguste Rodin beginning May 7. Auguste Rodin was a master sculptor in human forms and anatomy. The exhibit will be in the university’s Library Technology Center through July 10 and admission is free.
During his lifetime Rodin was widely recognized as the greatest sculptor of the era, and was compared to Michelangelo. The exhibit will showcase one of Rodin’s most famous works, The Kiss (1885), along with other notable bronzes such as The Age of Bronze (1876) and The Hand of The Great Thinker (1903).
“The Rodin exhibition brings to north Georgia sculpture of tremendous beauty by a world-famous artist,” said Dr. Pam Sachant head of North Georgia’s visual art department. “Working with our community partners, we are excited to have an exhibition of such importance at the university and to have the opportunity to share art of this caliber with visitors from near and far.”
The 24 works are exuberant, powerful, and poignant examples of the various forms, shapes and sizes of the human figure in the work of Auguste Rodin. The posthumous original bronzes are cast from authenticated molds and plasters following the metallurgical formulations and patina finishing approaches used by Auguste Rodin, the Alexi Rudier foundry, George Rudier and family, and other sources. Each sculpture has been meticulously examined and certified by experts to conform to bronzes cast in Rodin’s lifetime..
The works displayed will be on loan from the Twenty 21 Collection/ Gallery Rodin, Atlanta, GA.

For more information, phone 706-864-1950 or visit northgeorgia.edu/rodin

EXHIBITION: “Rodin: The Figure In Bronze”
DATES: May 7 through July 10, 2011
WHERE: North Georgia College & State University, Library Technology Center
HOURS: 10:00-6:00 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 11-5:00 p.m. Friday, 10:00-4:00 p.m. Saturday, and 1:00-5:00 p.m. on Sunday.