Besides a large collection of sculptures by Auguste Rodin, Stanford University boasts a large collection of sculptures ranging from classic to modern period. I'm going to discuss the sculptures in the western line first, in reverse historical order.
Outside the museum building, a little distance from Rodin garden, one can see Andy Goldsworthy's Stone River:
Stone River, Andy Goldsworthy
Stone River, Andy Goldsworthy
Stone River, Andy Goldsworthy
Stone River, Andy Goldsworthy
By the entrance to the exhibition hall, a large horse sculpture greeted visitors. Though it looked like being assembled with driftwood, the parts actually were cast with stained finishes. There was a plate describing the technique Deborah Butterfield used:
Horse by Deborah Butterfield
Horse by Deborah Butterfield
Deborah Butterfield's Casting Technique
I saw a large stone circle in the contemporary wing. It was done by Richard Long and titled Granite Circle:
Granite Circle, Richard Long
Granite Circle, Richard Long
Granite Circle, Richard Long
The Romantic periods sculptures are more stilted and less intriguing and interesting but I still appreciate their particular beauty:
Mephistopheles, Pierre-Eugène-Emile Hébert
Dante, Jean-Paul Aubé
Dante (Details), Jean-Paul Aubé
The classical period are represented by marble head and busts. Below are two beautiful examples:
Male Head from a Relief, Roman period, 2nd century
Marble Torso
Outside the western tradition, I was taken by a few things below -- a Flask from Cyprus, Thousands Buddha Heads Urn from Asia, and from Ruth and Robert Halperin Collection, a shield and a boat, probably from Africa or Pacific Island:
Flask, Cyprus, Middle Cypriot period (1800-1550 BCE)
Thousands Buddha Heads Urn
Thousands Buddha Heads Urn
Shield, Ruth and Robert Halperin Collection
Boat, Ruth and Robert Halperin
And lastly, I have to include the owl, the pet owned by Leland Stanford Junior, the son of the founder of Stanford University.
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