The Whatcom Museum of History &Art is featuring selections of French artist Auguste Rodin.
The “Rodin: In His Own Words” show opens Saturday and runs through Dec. 10 at the museum’s 1892 Old City Hall building, 121 Prospect St., Bellingham. Hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays. Admission is free.
This body of work features 35 bronze sculptures, large and small that span the length of Rodin’s artistic legacy. Sculptures are paired with quotations from Rodin so that his words give viewers an insight into his ideas about art.
Rodin’s work suggests a frailty and vulnerability of the human body, while at the same time, speaks of its beauty and power.
The exhibit is part of a national traveling tour organized by the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation of Los Angeles. This is the only scheduled appearance in the Pacific Northwest.
For more information about the exhibition call 360-676-6981.
In Anacortes: Susan Ogilvie’s landscape pastels are being featured at the Scott Milo Gallery, 420 Commercial Ave. in Anacortes; www.scottmilo.com. The show runs through Oct 3.
Also on display are American Indian carvings by Kevin Paul, oils by Dederick Ward, watercolors by Denise Cole and mixed media abstracts by Renate Trapkowski. New glass by Annette Tamm, Harley Waterson and Jean Crookes.
The opening reception with the artists is held in conjunction with the First Friday Gallery Walk from 6 to 9 p.m. Sept. 1.
Auguste Rodin: “The Spirit of Ear,” modeled 1883, cast before 1917, bronze, 441/2 by 221/2 by 15 in. Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Collection
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