Wandering around San Francisco 25 years ago, I found the Legion of Honor Museum, up in Golden Gate Park. 'The Thinker' is a bronze and marble sculpture by Auguste Rodin (French, 1840 to 1917), whose first cast, in 1902, is now in the Musee Rodin in Paris. There are some 20 other original bronze castings, this one in 1904, that depicts a man in sober meditation battling with a powerful internal struggle. It was originally named 'The Poet' and was first conceived as a depiction of the poet Dante. Alma de Bretteville Spreckels acquired this casting of 'The Thinker', directly from Rodin and was included in the Panama Pacific International Exposition, in San Francisco and at the close of the exposition, the monumental figure was installed in Golden Gate Park. Mrs Spreckels assembled a formidable collection of Rodin sculpture. The Thinker was one of the earliest acquisitions of the more than seventy Rodin sculptures that she purchased and later donated to the Legion of Honor. When the museum opened in 1924, 'The Thinker' was transferred from its perch in Golden Gate Park to the Legion of Honor courtyard, where it has remained an emblem of the institution ever since. Info from Wikipedia and photo recently scanned. It will zoom but it will not provide better detail. Thanks for stopping by, taking a look and for all your previous favs and comments. They are very much appreciated. Dana