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An extensive collection
The Rodin Museum in Philadelphia was a gift from movie theater magnate Jules Mastbaum (1872-1926) to the city of Philadelphia. Mastbaum began collecting works by Rodin in 1923, with the intention of founding a museum to enrich the lives of his fellow citizens. Only three years later, he had gathered the largest collection of Rodin works outside of Paris, including bronze and plaster castings, drawings, prints, cards and books.