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Show Rcdln's Gift to England. In the Burllntton Magazine on article arti-cle on Rodtn's gift to the British nation na-tion of a collection of his works Is acclaimed ac-claimed from an anglo of appreciation. The writer decides that althouch Rodin's Ro-din's fame was made In France It wus established In England and that In reality Rodin Is a British institution. There is somethlnc to be said in more senses than one for the contention Superficially, there Is less sharpness of contrast between the best British sculpture and that of Itodln than exists ex-ists between his work and nil other French sculpture of technical excellence. excel-lence. His blurrrd contours are sten to better effect In tho environment of London than in tho vivaclouB light of tho Luxembourg- But of course the main point is that tho generous old sculptor achieved a maximum of tact In making hlmsolf the symbol of tho now mutual understanding between i tho two great nations. |