By the latter part of his life Auguste Rodin had achieved success on an international scale. His readiness to speak about himself and his work contributed to this success. He understood marketing the way many artists today can only imagine! Rodin was revered by his contemporaries and his opinions and views on art were sought with great respect and adoration. These views were disseminated through several books published under his own name, as well as by biographers, interviewer, and in countless letters. Together these present a vibrant image of the great sculptor and his work.

Working from the belief that Rodin knew best what he wanted viewers to know about his art and the artists and art critics of his time, this exhibition featured more than 35 by Rodin accompanied by things he said about the works or about his art in general. The exhibition was curated by then-staff members Danna Kay and Amy Silvey. Rodin: In His Own Words visited twenty museums:

The Hyde Collection Art Museum
Glens Falls, New York
January 18, 2004 – April 11, 2004

Federal Reserve Board 
Washington, D. C.
May 3, 2004 – August 20, 2004

Middlebury College Museum of Art 
Middlebury, Vermont
September 14, 2004 – December 5, 2004

Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art
Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama
January 4, 2005 – March 13, 2005

Pensacola Museum of Art
Pensacola, Florida
April 8, 2005 – June 18, 2005

University of Kentucky Art Museum 
Lexington, Kentucky
July 10, 2005 – September 18, 2005

The South Texas Institute for the Arts 
Corpus Christi, Texas
October 6, 2005 – December 31, 2005

Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art 
Ursinus College, Collegeville, Pennsylvania
January 21, 2006 – April 9, 2006

Dennos Museum Center 
Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City, Michigan
April 29, 2006 – August 6, 2006

Whatcom Museum 
Bellingham, Washington
August 26, 2006 – December 10, 2006

Brunnier Art Museum 
Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
January 9, 2007 – April 29, 2007

Gibbes Museum of Art 
Charleston, South Carolina
May 25, 2007 – August 12, 2007

Oglethorpe University Museum of Art 
Atlanta, Georgia
September 8, 2007 – November 17, 2007

Howard Community College Art Gallery  
Columbia, Maryland
December 8, 2007 – February 17, 2008

Hillstrom Museum of Art  
Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minnesota
March 8, 2008 – April 22, 2008

Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science  
Evansville, Indiana
May 10, 2008 – August 17, 2008

Las Cruces Museum of Art   
Las Cruces, New Mexico
September 5, 2008 – November 22, 2008

Alden B. Dow Museum of Science and Art   
Midland Center for the Arts, Midland, Michigan
December 13, 2008 – February 22, 2009

Stamford Museum & Nature Center   
Stamford, Connecticut
March 7, 2009 – May 24, 2009

Loyola University Museum of Art   
Chicago, Illinois
June 13, 2009 – August 16, 2009