Ezra Pound described the scientist turned art collector Albert Barnes (1872-1951) as “at war with mankind.” After making a fortune in pharmaceuticals, Barnes developed eccentric ideas about the nature ...
The Barnes Foundation is a gem of impressionist and early modernist art in central Philadelphia. Originally in suburban Merion, Pennsylvania, the art was collected by pharmaceutical millionaire Albert ...
When he felt that a hail of profanity and slurs didn’t suffice, Albert C. Barnes signed letters to perceived foes with his dog’s name, Fidèle. That tic and the enmity behind it became famous, ...
We take access to art for granted, whether it’s hanging on the walls of a museum, highlighted in the windows of galleries or — in the case of sculpture — standing in roundabouts or on the streets.
Awash in impressionist and early modernist masters like Renoir, Cézanne, Matisse and Picasso and initially housed in Merion, Pennsylvania, Albert C. Barnes' art collection is unique. Following Barnes' ...
Biographer Gopnik (Warhol) draws on extensive research for this textured and energetic biography of Albert Barnes, the collector who founded the Barnes Foundation museum and helped reshape notions of ...
As with the Barnes Foundation move, the sale of the Berkshire Museum's Norman Rockwells could depend on whether it is deemed necessary for the museum's survival.
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