2-490-937 - Curt Teich Postcard Archives/Heritage Images

Rodin Museum, Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 1937. Vintage linen postcard showing the exterior of the museum. There is a pool surrounded by landscaping in front of the building. Opened in 1929, the Rodin Museum houses the largest collection of works by French sculptor Auguste Rodin outside Paris. The museum was a gift to the city of Philadelphia from cinema magnate Jules Mastbaum, who commissioned architects, Paul Philippe Cret and Jacques Greber to design the building and gardens.