Monument to The Berghers of Calais

1889

Bronze

 

"I fell in love with Rodin when I went to France and studied sculpture and of his work, my absolute favorite was The Berghers of Calais. The hands, the strength in those hands and in the faces of the men, the positioning of the characters, of the figures together, the feet, everything about his work just carried such emotion and such strength. I wanted to work like that, only I wanted to do it from a black cultural standpoint."
   

Monument to Balzac

1898

Bronze

   

The Gates of Hell, Detail

1880-1937

Bronze