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Rodin's Thinker in ShanghaiHere's the complete story from Xinhua News Agency: SHANGHAI, Aug. 26 (Xinhuanet) -- A statue of the Large Thinker, a renowned sculpture by great French sculptor Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), has settled down at the Shanghai Municipal Library. A ceremony was held at the library Wednesday to welcome the Large Thinker. This 1.8-meter-tall statue, erecting on a two-meter-high white marble foundation, was cast from the fifth mould for the Large Thinker of Rodin's. Noted French collector Emmanel Javogue contributed the statue to the Shanghai Cultural Development Foundation recently. It is learned that sculptor Rodin made five plaster moulds for the Large Thinker. A total of 25 sculptures of the Large Thinker have been created from the No. 5 mould posted: Aug 31, 2004 |
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