The Devil and Dr. Barnes: Portrait of an American Art CollectorAn unsparing biography of the eccentric and visionary man who left behind what experts regard as the finest privately owned art collection in America, Dr. Albert C. Barnes. 16 pages of photos. |
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... Barnes's life changed radically in 1885 , when he en- rolled in Philadelphia's Central High School . It was no ... Barnes's mother who first recognized her son's promise . Her older son , Charles , showed no such potential — uninterested ...
... Barnes's life changed radically in 1885 , when he en- rolled in Philadelphia's Central High School . It was no ... Barnes's mother who first recognized her son's promise . Her older son , Charles , showed no such potential — uninterested ...
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... Barnes's desire to make money in a hurry . Basically it could remain a simple , two - man operation , and a con- tract was drawn up between the two partners , clearly defining their ... Barnes's 17 ||| THE DEVIL AND DR . BARNES |||
... Barnes's desire to make money in a hurry . Basically it could remain a simple , two - man operation , and a con- tract was drawn up between the two partners , clearly defining their ... Barnes's 17 ||| THE DEVIL AND DR . BARNES |||
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... Barnes and Hille , Chemists , with a capital of sixteen hundred dollars borrowed from Laura Barnes's mother , established headquarters in a run - down three- story building at 24 North 40th Street , in the midst of a poor ...
... Barnes and Hille , Chemists , with a capital of sixteen hundred dollars borrowed from Laura Barnes's mother , established headquarters in a run - down three- story building at 24 North 40th Street , in the midst of a poor ...
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