Press Release

Rodin and Strindberg at Oglethorpe

ATLANTA – Oglethorpe University Museum of Art presents a lecture on Rodin and Strindberg Saturday, October 13 at 7:00 p.m. in the Skylight Gallery. Oglethorpe Professor of French and Frances I. Eeraerts ’76 Professor of Foreign Language Jay Lutz delivers a lecture on two artists whose forms linked the cultures of Sweden and France as the fin de siècle faded into the twentieth century.

In addition to sharing a common first name (“August” and “Auguste”), Strindberg and Rodin both served as creators of a challenging new modernism through their art. The plays of Strindberg fit into the same sensual universe Rodin develops in his sculpture. The event is free and open to the public. For more information please visit www.oglethorpe.edu (keyword: museum) or call 404.364.8555.

The Oglethorpe University Museum of Art is proud to present Rodin: In His Own Words, Selections from the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation now through November 17. The exhibition brings together 36 of Rodin’s sculptures which paired with his writings present a vibrant image of Rodin’s important artistic legacy. The museum will be open Tuesday through Sunday from noon to 5:00 p.m. Free and ample parking is available. Admission is $10 per person; museum members, children under 12 and the Oglethorpe community are free. For more information please visit www.oglethorpe.edu (keyword: museum) or call 404.364.8555.