TATE EXHIBITION IN LONDON REEVALUATES RODIN AS MODERNIST

Based in Los Angeles, Marc David Broidy is a financial industry professional working to deliver sustained client results. An avid reader with a passion for classical music, Marc Broidy enjoys exploring the nuances of French culture. As reported in the Guardian, the Tate Modern in London is hosting a major exhibit of Auguste Rodin’s sculptural works in 2021. The exhibition is unique for the museum, because Rodin is most commonly associated with 19th century traditions that pre-date Modernism. 

From the ancient Greeks onward, the aim of much Western figurative sculpture had been to depict the human body in the most naturalistic and accurate way possible. Among the pieces on display is Rodin’s monumental, groundbreaking 1898 representation of Balzac, which places the author of Les Miserables under a shapeless gown that is lacking defined form. This commissioned piece created a furor in the Parisian art world when unveiled, as it was far from the realistic depiction that the establishment expected of its literary luminaries. That Rodin was able to get away with such a breach of tradition had to do with his well established ability to depict the human form accurately, while conveying emotion and symbolism. As it appears to the contemporary gaze, the study of Balzac is almost a precursor to Dada or surrealism in the way it conceals the author’s body, with no reference to an actual human inside. Through pieces such as these, Rodin earns a place within the “modern” art gallery.

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Samuel “Steve” Broidy (June 14, 1905 – April 28, 1991) 

1962 Jean Hersholt Award 

Acceptance Speech

Steve Broidy (born Samuel Broidy) was born in Malden, Massachusetts, and attended Boston University. His entrance into the film business was as a salesman for an independent company in 1925, and he moved to Universal Pictures in 1926 and then Warner Bros. in 1931. He was hired by Monogram Pictures in 1933 as a sales manager, and by 1940 was on the board of directors as VP and general sales manager. By 1945 he had been named President. Broidy presided over Monogram during its metamorphosis into Allied Artists, a change that came about because he believed that the Monogram name had for too long been associated with low-budget, low-quality productions, and he wanted to upgrade the company's reputation. He remained president until 1965, when he left to become an independent producer. In 1962 he was awarded the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Steve Broidy, former head of Monogram Pictures and Allied Artists and the philanthropist and humanitarian who crafted the merger of Cedars of Lebanon and Mt. Sinai hospitals into Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, died Sunday.

Medical center spokesman Ron Wise said Broidy, the founding life chairman of Cedars-Sinai, was 86. The longtime Dodgers fan suffered a heart attack at Dodger Stadium while watching a ballgame. He was pronounced dead at County-USC Medical Center.

Born in Massachusetts and forced from college by the Depression, Broidy began in the film industry as a salesman. He worked his way up through the industry, moving to Los Angeles in 1940 and taking over Monogram and Allied Artists in 1945. In 1965, he formed his production firm, Motion Pictures International.

If thousands saw his pictures over the years, thousands more in this city benefitted from his fund-raising and organizational abilities.

In the 1960s, Broidy first decried the “duplication of medical effort” at Los Angeles’ two leading Jewish hospitals and led merger efforts, working long hours to raise the money to meld them into a single multipurpose, multimillion-dollar center. It took 15 years before the first patient was admitted April 3, 1976.

His charitable and professional efforts produced dozens of awards and honorary degrees, including “Pioneer of the Year” in 1959 from the Motion Picture Pioneers, the American Judaism Award from the United American Hebrew Assn. in 1963 (a first for someone from the West Coast), and that same year the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (Oscar) from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

He served on the boards of Union Bank, the Motion Picture Academy, the Jewish Federation Council, the Salvation Army, Claremont Men’s College, Loyola Marymount University and others.

Survivors include his daughter, Eleanor Sattinger, sons Arthur and Steven Broidy, and six grandchildren.

Steven D. Broidy 1938 - 2018

January 22, 1938 - November 3, 2018 Steven D. Broidy passed away on November 3. He was 80 years old. Broidy leaves a rich legacy of leadership and service to the Los Angeles Community. Broidy's career in finance earned him the admiration of his colleagues in the banking world. He served as founding chair of the Private Bank of California, executive vice president of Union Bank, and held key positions with Loeb and Loeb, City National Bank and United California Bank. Broidy played an instrumental role in the success of Cedars-Sinai, where he was chair of the board of directors from 1998 through 2001, sat on myriad board committees and, until his death, was a member of the executive committee of the board. In 2010, he received the Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors Lifetime Leadership Award. He established the Caron and Steven D. Broidy Endowed Chair for Movement Disorders, the Broidy Fund for Neurodegenerative Disorders and contributed to a variety of other programs. Broidy was chairman of the board and CEO of the Weingart Foundation from 1999 until 2003. He was a respected leader at a host of worthy organizations, including Wilshire Boulevard Temple, National Conference of Christians and Jews, the Jewish Federation, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Huntington Library and Mt. Zion Hospital in San Francisco. He cared deeply about a host of organizations and gave generously to them. Broidy was a devoted husband and father who cherished his family, and he was a warm and loyal friend. As a businessman and philanthropist, he led with integrity, compassion and grace. Broidy is survived by his devoted wife, Caron, his son, Marc Broidy, sister, Eleanor Sattinger, and his nieces, Jill and Janice Sattinger.