Research Catalog

Title

The Barnes then and now : dialogues on education, installation, and social justice / edited by Martha Lucy.

Publication

• Philadelphia : The Barnes Foundation, [2023]
• Philadelphia : Distributed by Temple University Press
• ©2023

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Details

Additional Authors

• Lucy, Martha
• Collins, Thom
• Boyd, Alison
• Perthes, William M.
• Adams, Bertha
• Burnham, Rick
• Gamboni, Dario
• Flores, Tatiana
• Uchill, Rebecca, 1978-
• Beaucar, Barbara Anne
• Nakamura, Kazuyo
• Allen, Brenda A.
• Gilmore-Scott, Monique
• Shepelavy, Roxanne Patel
• Golden, Jane, 1953-
• Gay, Valerie

Description

ix, 291 pages : illustrations (some color); 25 cm

Summary

"The Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia is known for its remarkable collection of modern paintings juxtaposed with works of art from around the globe. Established by Albert C. Barnes in 1922, the foundation's main purpose was to democratize access to art education during an era when museum-going was still considered an upper-class pastime. The Barnes: Then and Now relates the institution's early history and explores how a century-old mission is carried forward--and adapted--in today's radically different landscape. This profusely illustrated volume highlights the key elements that made the Barnes unique among art institutions of its time: the progressive education program, unconventional installation of the collection, and commitment to social justice. Essays take the reader back to the 1920s and 1930s, situating Albert Barnes's groundbreaking contributions in the context of early twentieth-century American social and political history. The editor and contributors examine his unique approach to art education, formed in collaboration with John Dewey, Violette de Mazia, and others; his connections with leading Black intellectuals such as Alain Locke, Charles S. Johnson, and Horace Mann Bond; and his role in shaping the reception of African art in the United States. In a series of transcribed dialogues, scholars and cultural leaders explore what Barnes's innovations mean for us now"--

Subject

• Barnes Foundation
• Art museums > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia
• Art schools > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia
• Art > Private collections > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia
• Art > Study and teaching > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia
• Social movements in art
• Art museums
• Art schools
• Art > Private collections
• Art
• Art > Study and teaching
• Pennsylvania > Philadelphia

Genre/Form

Interviews.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Foreword and acknowledgments / Thom Collins -- Introduction / Martha Lucy -- Education. The factory experiments / Alison Boyd -- The Barnes method / William M. Perthes -- Decades of devotion : Violette de Mazia and art education at the Barnes / Bertha Adams -- Conversation : close looking at the education program / Rick Burnham and William M. Perthes, moderated by Monique Scott -- Installation. Albert C. Barnes, display artist / Dario Gamboni -- "Art with a capital A" : competing systems of value for Barnes's African sculpture collection in the 1920s and 1930s / Alison Boyd -- "Strong modernism" and its global others : the Barnes Foundation's production of modernity / Tatiana Flores and Rebecca Uchill -- Conversation : reflections on the installation / Dario Gamboni and Martha Lucy, moderated by Monique Scott -- Social Justice. Education and empowerment : Albert C. Barnes and his visionary scholarship program for African Americans / Barbara Anne Beaucar -- Revisiting Barnes and Dewey's progressive vision : an international perspective / Kazuyo Nakamura -- Conversation : on the Barnes's relationship with Lincoln University / Brenda A. Allen and Thom Collins, moderated by Roxanne Patel Shepelavy -- Conversation : reflections on art and social justice / Jane Golden and Valerie Gay, moderated by Roxanne Patel Shepelavy.

Call Number

JQF 24-56

ISBN

• 9781736125212
• 1736125214

LCCN

2023940041

OCLC

1395132306

Title

The Barnes then and now : dialogues on education, installation, and social justice / edited by Martha Lucy.

Publisher

Philadelphia : The Barnes Foundation, [2023]

Distributor

Philadelphia : Distributed by Temple University Press

Copyright Date

©2023

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Lucy, Martha, editor, contributor.

Collins, Thom, author of introduction, etc.

Boyd, Alison, contributor.

Perthes, William M., contributor.

Adams, Bertha, contributor.

Burnham, Rick, contributor.

Gamboni, Dario, contributor.

Flores, Tatiana, contributor.

Uchill, Rebecca, 1978- contributor.

Beaucar, Barbara Anne, contributor.

Nakamura, Kazuyo, contributor.

Allen, Brenda A., contributor.

Gilmore-Scott, Monique, moderator.

Shepelavy, Roxanne Patel, moderator.

Golden, Jane, 1953- contributor.

Gay, Valerie, contributor.

Research Call Number

JQF 24-56