Barnes Foundation Movie
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Barnes foundation movie. Joan carter and john aglialoro julia and david fleischner leigh and john middleton jeanette and joe neubauer. Critical support for all exhibitions comes from contributors to the barnes foundation exhibition fund. Originally in merion the art collection moved in 2012 to a new building on benjamin franklin parkway in philadelphia pennsylvania the arboretum of the barnes foundation remains in merion where it has been proposed to be maintained under a long term educational. Barnes who died in 1951 had specifically.
At the heart of the movie energetically directed and argued by don argott is the celebrated barnes foundation which houses a private collection in suburban philadelphia here a city of. 2025 benjamin franklin parkway philadelphia pa 19130 215 278 7000. With david morse anna deavere smith. The barnes foundation is an art collection and educational institution promoting the appreciation of art and horticulture.
The barnes cannot be recreated as the schemers behind the move claim. The art of the steal is a 2009 documentary film directed by don argott about the controversial move of the barnes foundation generally considered to be the world s best collection of post impressionist art and valued in 2009 to be worth at least 25 billion from merion pennsylvania to philadelphia. Van gogh matisse renoir and picasso hang next to ordinary hous. The story of dr.
Barnes 25 billion dollar collection of modern and post impressionist art. The documentary also examines the new barnes foundation museum. No matter how beautiful and prestigious a new container for the paintings might be a barnes foundation in philadelphia will never be the work of art that albert barnes created but instead the work of cultural vandalism that the pew lenfest and annenberg foundations created with pennsylvania gov. John alchin and hal marryatt christine and michael angelakis jill and sheldon bonovitz lois and julian brodsky.
Albert barnes 1972 1951 and his art collection which includes works by picasso cezanne renoir gauguin matisse and many others masters. Directed by glenn holsten. When barnes died in 1951 he left a will that gave control of the foundation to lincoln university a small college for african american students and stipulated that the art never be sold loaned. With julian bond david d arcy richard feigen richard h.
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