Rodin: The Shape of Genius

by Ruth Butler

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Rodin was the most famous artist in the world at the turn of the twentieth century. Quoting extensively from letters to and from the artist, Ruth Butler captures his voice and those of his contemporaries throughout his long life (1840-1917).

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Ruth Butler is Professor emerita at the University of Massachusetts, Boston.

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Auguste Rodin

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Art & Design, Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir
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730.92Arts & recreationSculpture, ceramics & metalworkSculpture, Origami, Ceramics, JewelryHistory, geographic treatment, biographyBiography
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NB553 .R7 .B88Fine ArtsSculptureSculptureHistory
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