Albert C. Barnes

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Albert C. Barnes was an American physician, chemist, and art collector best known for assembling one of the world’s most important collections of modern and Impressionist art and for his influential ideas on art education.

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instanceOf art collector
chemist
human
physician
collectionFocus African sculpture
Post-Impressionist art
modern European painting
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1872-01-02
dateOfDeath 1951-07-24
developed Argyrol
educatedAt Central High School, Philadelphia
surface form: Central High School (Philadelphia)

Humboldt University of Berlin
surface form: University of Berlin

University of Pennsylvania
employer A. C. Barnes Company
familyName Barnes
fieldOfWork Impressionist art
art education
chemistry
medicine
modern art
founded The Barnes Foundation
surface form: Barnes Foundation
givenName Albert
hasCollection The Barnes Foundation
surface form: Barnes Foundation art collection
hasPhilosophy art education for working-class audiences
emphasis on direct, formal engagement with artworks
influencedBy John Dewey
knownFor collecting Impressionist art
collecting modern art
developing the drug Argyrol
languageOfWorkOrName English
name Albert C. Barnes self-link
nativeLanguage English
notableFor The Barnes Foundation
surface form: Barnes Foundation art collection

ideas on art education
notableWork The Art in Painting
occupation art collector
chemist
educator
physician
placeOfBirth Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
United States of America
placeOfDeath Chester County, Pennsylvania
surface form: Chester County

Pennsylvania
United States of America
residence Merion Station, Pennsylvania
surface form: Merion, Pennsylvania
sexOrGender male

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The Barnes Foundation foundedBy Albert C. Barnes
The Barnes Foundation founder Albert C. Barnes
William Glackens closeFriend Albert C. Barnes
Chaim Soutine patron Albert C. Barnes
Albert C. Barnes name Albert C. Barnes self-link