Episode Details

Camille Claudel trained alongside Auguste Rodin. She fell in love with him. She became a brilliant sculptor in her own right. Then her family locked her away.

Annie Sargent talks with Elyse Rivin about Camille Claudel's extraordinary life. Elyse traces her early talent, her ten years with Rodin, and the misogyny that kept her from getting the recognition she deserved. Then the story turns dark: her own family had her committed to an asylum, where she stayed for 30 years, until her death.

It's a hard story. It's also one you won't forget. Press play to hear it.

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Table of Contents for this Episode

• Today on the podcast: Camille Claudel
• Support and Updates
• Magazine segment
• Camille Claudel
• Camille In Museums
• Early Life And Family
• Paris Training Begins
• Rodin Arrives
• Love And Collaboration
• Breakup And Independence
• Commissions And Misogyny
• Isolation And Decline
• Isolation a nd Misogyny
• Flood And Breakdown