SOUTH DAKOTA STRAIGHT TALK

If you have the slightest interest in sculpture, get to the Washington Pavilion in Sioux Falls to see the Rodin exhibit.

The exhibit, “Rodin A Magnificent Obsession” is a rare treat for South Dakota. August Rodin was a late 19^th Century / early 20^th Century sculptor considered to be the Father of modern sculpture.

There are 62 pieces in the Exhibit that are on loan to the Pavilion from the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor foundation. The highpoints of Rodin’s career are display including elements from “The Gates of Hell”, “The Burghers of Calais”, and “Monument to Balzac”.

Former Sioux Falls Mayor, Rick Knobe, and I in March of 1982 at the conclusion of a National League of Cities meeting (junket) to the nation’s capitol before going to catch our plane took in the “Rodin Rediscovered” exhibit at the East Building of the National Gallery of Art. The National Gallery exhibit was far reaching and covered all four floors of the Gallery. There were extensive pieces from “The Gates of Hell”.

The exhibit closes in 3 days (Wednesday, August 5^th is the last day)!