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Discus Thrower Sculpture.
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Augustus Saint-GaudensAugustus Saint-Gaudens built his reputation by completing portrait commissions for prominent New Yorkers. He subsequently built a tremendous reputation based on his monumental depictions of several Civil War heroes. He is also responsible for one of the rarest and most valuable of all U.S. coins. Francois-Auguste-Rene RodinFrançois-Auguste-René Rodin is probably best known for the sculpture popularly known as The Thinker, which is actually meant to be a representation of Dante, author of the classic work of literature called The Inferno.
Gustav VigelandGustav Vigeland was known for producing works revealing the deep despair which he experienced intensely. Conceptions of death recur in a number of his works, and his portrayals range from melancholy and desolation to deep affection and ecstasy of embrace.  
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