The Barnes Foundation : open house

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barnes Foundation

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art--Private collections--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Art.

Barnes Foundation.

Museums--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Museums.

Barnes, Albert C. (Albert Coombs), 1872-1951--Art collections.

Barnes, Albert C.

Physical Description:

1 sheet ([6] p.) + 1 leaf : illustrations (some color) ; 24 x 40 cm. folded to 24 x 15 cm.

Place of Publication:

Marion Station, Pa. : The Barnes Foundation, 2012.

Summary:

"The Barnes Foundation, established by scientist, entrepreneur, and educator Dr. Albert C. Barnes in 1922, is home to a legendary art collection. Barnes assembled one of the world's largest and finest groups of post-impressionist and early modern paintings, with holdings by such luminaries as Renoir, Cezanne, Matisse, Picasso, Rousseau, Modigliani, Soutine, Manet, Monet, Seurat, Degas, Van Gogh, and Gauguin. The Foundation's collection also holds significant examples of American art, including works by Demuth, Glackens, and the Prendergasts; African sculpture; Native American ceramics, jewelry, and textiles; Asian paintings, prints, and sculptures; medieval manuscripts and sculptures; Old Master paintings by El Greco, Rubens, Titian, and others; ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman art; and American and European decorative arts and metalwork. The presentation of the collection reflects Barnes's educational and aesthetic approach: symmetrical "ensembles," or wall compositions, combine works of different periods, mediums, cultures, and styles for the purpose of comparison and study." This is an invitation to an open house in its new Center City Philadelphia location--following legally tense years of controversy over the move.

Notes:

Title supplied by cataloguer.

One sheet printed and folded brochure-style, with two folds and three panels (and one leaf).

OCLC:

794273799