Blackburn, Rachel, Kirk Varnedoe, Jacques Vilain, et al. — Rodin: A Magnificent Obsession
London, Merrell, 2001. Hardcover. Black cloth, pictorial DJ. 192 pp. 155 bw and color plates. Chronicles the growth of the Iris and Gerald Cantor collection, including studies from each of Rodin's major monuments. Offers comprehensive overview and insights into Rodin's working methods and the histories of his masterpieces (from DJ). Contents as follows: The collector and the scholar / Kirk Varnedoe -- The legacy of B. Gerald Cantor / Jacques Vilain -- Rodin's studio / Antoinette Le Normand-Romain -- The monuments to The Burghers of Calais, Victor Hugo, and Honoré de Balzac / Mary L. Levkoff -- Rodin's Gates of Hell: sculptural illustration of Dante's Divine comedy / Aida Audeh -- Rodin's partial figures / Daniel Rosenfeld. VG/VG .
