Show the thinker the statue the thinker is by auguste rodin the greatest of french sculptors his original idea was to employ the figure above a museum doorway he had been corn com to make and a study which had this use in view was dis played in pans paris in 1889 but he did not use it for that purpose and the huge bronze the thinker was kasnot not exhibited until 1904 in paris soon afterward it was shown in plaster at the louisiana purchase exposition in st louis this plaster figure is now in the metropolitan museum in new york there are several bronze casts in this country including the one at the entrance of the cleveland museum of art an other in detroit and a third in golden gate park san francisco the first cast of the thinker is at the rodin museum in paris rodin was born in 1840 and died november 17 1917 national book week nov 14 to 21 is being observed in the delta high school A colored chalk mural is being made by vula ula jacobson for or the west blackboard in the library it shows the highway to adventure alth ft ath trails leading off to stations fairy tale village frontier post ind and poetry cave it is receiving commendation |