A judge allowed the Philadelphia institution to lend paintings from the storied collection of Dr. Albert C. Barnes. It will look and behave a lot more like a global museum. By Ted Loos Isaac Julien’s ...

Blake Gopnik wrote the biography "The Maverick's Museum: Albert Barnes and His American Dream" about the Philadelphia art collector. The Barnes Foundation opened to the public in Merion 100 years ago ...

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Alfred C. Barnes ENCINITAS, Calif. – Alfred Cavis Barnes passed away July 28, 2008, following a brief battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife, Leona; his daughter, Linda Hazel; and son, Alfred ...

The story of the famous Barnes Foundation (the Foundation), formerly of Merion, Pa., and, as of 2012, relocated to its new home in Philadelphia’s cultural district, is one that will be familiar to ...

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 ...

BARNES, ALFRED K., JR.Our beloved Dad, Grandpa and friend, Alfred Kimball Barnes, died September 8, 2006. Preceded in death by his wife, Harriet, and survived by three children, seven grandchildren ...

The Barnes Revises Attributions of Old Masters A review of the vast collection and archives of the Barnes Foundation is upending attributions of some of its old master paintings and revealing new ...