Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden

If you guessed Henry Moore give yourself a gold star.

They had 3 or 4 at the Garden, but I took only this picture.

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Yes, kids, that's a Rodin.

Walking Man, 1900; enlarged 1905; cast 1962

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Good eye. This one is too.

Monument to Balzac, 1891-98; cast 1966

Interestingly, tradition holds, that under his cloak Balzac is grasping his virility. This is due in part to the fact that originally Rodin favored portraying Balzac in the nude. Many studies were created, including the one below which contribute to this belief. If one looks at them at the correct angles, one can almost make out the form beneath the cloak.


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Judith Shea

Post-Balzac, 1991

You did read the paragraph above, didn't you. This is hilarious! Trust me. I loved that the museum choose to put these are opposing sides of the garden. Subtle humor, I suppose.

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Gaston Lachaise

Standing Woman, 1932; cast 1981

She really seemed to embody woman-hood.