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Course Description

Albert Barnes was a wealthy man with an eye for collecting works of art by many of the 20th century’s most famous artists. Rather than donating his collection to a museum upon his death, he founded a school in suburban Philadelphia for the study of art and the promotion of interracial understanding, with the art collection as its primary resource. Not long after his unexpected, untimely death in 1951, forces opposing Barnes’s vision began 40 years of litigation that would determine the fate of the school and its art collection. This presentation tells that story. 

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Section Title
A PHILANTHROPIC DREAM UNDONE:THE SAGA OF THE BARNES FOUNDATION (IN-PERSON)
Type
In Person
Days
W
Time (Eastern Time Zone)
10:30AM to 12:00PM
Dates
Apr 15, 2026
Schedule and Location
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Contact Hours
1.5
Location
Delivery Options
In-Person  
Course Fee(s)
Course Fee non-credit $10.00
Potential Discount(s)
Drop Request Deadline
Apr 08, 2026
Transfer Request Deadline
Apr 08, 2026
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