30 October

Born in 1861 – Antoine Bourdelle, French sculptor and painter.

Above: La Musique, Théâtre des Champs Elysées, 1910-12

Also, born in 1885, American poet and critic Ezra Pound.

A classic is classic not because it conforms to certain structural rules, or fits certain definitions. It is classic because of a certain eternal and irrepressible freshness.

Previously on October 30, Néstor Almendros and John Adams.