Paris Exposition: The deliberate, even apathetic, pace of evolution in architectural tastes and styles often finds exceptions at world's fairs. As early as the 1889 Paris Exposition, Alexandre Eiffel, a French engineer, explored and exploited the great potentiality of steel in his 984-ft (300-m) Eiffel Tower. On the other hand, the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago was designed in the Classical Revival style.
At the 1900 Exposition in Paris an entire building was given up to the display of Rodin's works. In addition to his marble and bronze figures were many water-color drawings and etchings. Further illustrating the versatility of his genius are a number of writings on various subjects, of which the most notable is (Les cathedrales de France1 (1914). Consult Marx, (Auguste Rodin, Ceramiste' (Paris 1907) ; Lawton, F., 'Life and Work of Auguste Rodin' (New York 1907) ; Dirks, R., 'Auguste Rodin> (Paris 1913) ; Bulletin, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Supplement (New York, May 1912) ; Harris, F., (Contemporary Portraits' (New York 1915) ; Benedite, L., 'Rodin' (N. Y. 1927).
It is 70 years since Bruno Mathsson had his first separate exhibition at the Roehss Museum of Design and Crafts in Gothenburg (Göteborg).
Mathsson's furniture caught both European and American eyes following its international breakthrough at the 1937 International Exposition in Paris.
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