Auguste Rodin- The Athlete

The Athlete is a bronze sculpture made by Auguste Rodin in 1904 and it stands about 12 ft tall. The model for the sculpture was Samuel Stockton White III who was a member of the gymnastics teams at the University of Princeton and the University of Cambridge. He also did a similar one called the American Athlete, neither are considered to be his well-known sculptures. I chose this sculpture because I found it interesting that he had his model pose in this position, considering it's called the athlete, I would've thought he'd want the model and sculpture to be in a more athletic/strong stance.