Collection Highlights
I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.011.5
Medium:
Albumen print mounted on card (Carte de Visite)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
French Actors Fund plaquette
Object Number:
INV.3556
Date:
1916
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/4 x 1 9/16 x 5/16 in. ( 9.5 x 4 x 0.8 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, below image, at center: "Rodin"
Description:
Elongated irregularly shaped cast plaquette with obverse showing nude couple in embrace. Reverse bears inscription: "'PROTECTION'/COMPOSE PAR/Auguste RODIN/POUR/"THE FRENCH ACTORS FUND"/AU PROFIT DE L'/AIDE AUX ARTISTES/ET EMPLOYERS DE THEATRE/EN COLLABORATION/AVEC/L'ASSOCIATION/DES/DIRECTEURS DE THEATRE/DE PARIS/PARIS.NEW YORK/MCMXVI."
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Samuel V. Hoffman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
