Albert C. Barnes
1872 - 1951
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Biography
Albert C. Barnes (1872–1951) was an American chemist, businessman, art collector, educator, and philanthropist. He is best known for his impressive collection of Post-Impressionist and early Modernist paintings, including works by Renoir, Cézanne, Matisse, and Picasso. Barnes established the Barnes Foundation in Merion, Pennsylvania, as a school and gallery, where he stressed the importance of art education and promoted his unique approach to displaying art in ensembles.
Famous Quotes (5)
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Art has always been and is in itself an epoch-making experience. Only today it possesses the character of an experiment.
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Let the greatest, most nobly gifted artists and scientists bear away from here the faults that prove fatal to our society.
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The love of everything in organic nature is the first step to love of art.
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Art is a way of recognizing oneself.
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No education is worth anyone's attention if it aims at giving only solidarity with a fixed social order.